[dailynews] April 26, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: April 26, 2012
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Great Lakes bill passes Ohio House along party line vote
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Ohio lawmakers have positioned a bill that would put into place the Great Lakes Compact, a multi-state deal to prevent massive withdrawals of water from the Lakes, as a showdown between business and the environment. Source: WKSU - Ohio (4/26)


COMMENTARY: We must fight for funding, focus need on protecting Great Lakes
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As the weather warms up, it's worth reminding ourselves of why the Great Lakes are so important - and of our responsibilities as their stewards. Source: Heritage (4/26)


Anglers wanted: Tell your fish story to the state
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will be out collecting data at lakes, rivers and Great Lakes ports - seeking information about anglers' fishing experiences this year as fishing season opens this Saturday. Source: WNEM - Saginaw (4/26)


COMMENTARY: Climate-change debate goes on; time's run out for one nation
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The Great Lakes region should heed what's happening in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean, where for the first time a nation could be swallowed by rising sea levels. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/26)


Conceptual waterfront plans meet with skepticism from Ogdensburg residents
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Strong opinions from citizens -- ranging from "too empty" to "too congested" -- greeted a consultant team on Wednesday as they presented conceptual schematics for a waterfront development in Ogdensburg, NY. Source: Watertown Daily Times (4/26)


Wisconsin and Michigan team up to boost Lake Michigan sturgeon population
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Eggs collected from sturgeon spawning  are now on their way to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan under a cooperative effort between Michigan and Wisconsin to boost a naturally reproducing lake sturgeon population in Lake Michigan. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (4/25)


Algae impacting wildlife in Ohio lake
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Toxic algae is still a problem at Grand Lake Saint Mary's in northwest Ohio, and may be impacting local wildlife. Source: Indiana's NewsCenter (4/25)


Smelters haul in full nets off Lake Superior beach
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Rainbow smelt were running Monday night in Lake Superior, though the runs are still a mere shadow of those in the 1970s and 1980s due to the lake's changing ecology. Source: Appleton Post Crescent (4/25)


30-acre island added to Detroit River wildlife refuge
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The 30-acre Sugar Island was bought by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding and is now part of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/24)


Learning on the lake with Buffalo urban outdoor education
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Despite the fact that they live in a city with such a significant historic role as a Great Lakes port, many of Buffalo's public school students are lacking in knowledge and hands-on experience with the natural resource  just outside their door. Source: Buffalo Rising (4/21)


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