[dailynews] May 3, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: May 3, 2012
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Milwaukee drinking water ranks high on EPA quality list
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The Environmental Protection Agency requires every public water supplier 
around the country to publish its annual report, and the City of Milwaukee's 
drinking water gets high marks when it comes to quality. Source: Milwaukee 
Public Radio (5/3)


New rules on cleaning fish adopted
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New regulations in Ohio regarding fish cleaning and possession have some 
anglers and fish cleaners upset, but state officials say the rules are a 
practical way to help prevent rule breakers from overharvesting Lake Erie 
fish. Source: Bucyrus Telegraph Forum (5/3)


'War on the Great Lakes!' exhibit sails into South Haven
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War on the Great Lakes! is a historical exhibit coming to South Haven's 
Michigan Maritime Museum this May and remaining through December 2013. The 
bicentennial exhibit focuses on the Great Lakes' link with the War of 1812, 
and offers a fascinating look at Great Lakes items relating to the war. 
Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (5/3)


EDITORIAL: Waukesha water deal good for Racine area, too
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The lingering water problem in Waukesha, Wis., seems likely to bring the 
city of Racine some good, if the Racine Water Utility ends up selling water 
to Waukesha. Selling water to Waukesha would directly help Racine customers 
by spreading the costs over a larger customer base, thus reducing overall 
water rates. Source: The Journal Times (5/2)


Wisconsin's musky reintroduction program has spawned success
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Though native to Green Bay and other Lake Michigan waters, the spotted musky 
was effectively eliminated through the mid-1900s by a variety of factors, 
including habitat degradation and water pollution. In the 1980s, the 
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources launched a reintroduction program 
for the native strain, giving rise to one of the best musky fisheries in the 
Midwest. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/2)


Tribes appeal to United Nations over UP mines
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A tribe in the Upper Peninsula is appealing to the United Nations in an 
effort to restrain sulfide mining. The tribe hopes to strengthen its 
position through an international agreement signed by the Obama 
Administration. Source: Interlochen Public Radio (5/2)


COMMENTARY: The Great Lakes aren't so great anymore
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Environmental NGOs in Ontario are hoping to make a promised new provincial 
law to protect the Great Lakes as strong as possible. The Great Lakes 
Protection Act, promised in the Premier's 2011 Throne Speech, is a big deal. 
Source: The Huffington Post (5/2)


Mentor Marsh celebrates nesting bald eagles with special event
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Mentor Marsh in Mentor, Ohio, will offer hikes to view a bald eagle nest and 
host a Bald Eagle Open House at the 670-acre interpretive nature preserve. 
This is the third straight year that the nesting eagles have settled into 
the Lake County habitat, and the eagles have expanded their nest each year. 
Source: The Plain Dealer (5/2)


Using spring temperatures to predict summer slime
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To predict how much muck will wash up on Lake Ontario beaches in the summer, 
it might make sense to look at spring temperatures. Lots of things cause 
algae  - too many nutrients, zebra mussels, storms, sunlight. But new 
research suggests that earlier, warmer spring temperatures that quickly heat 
Lake Ontario's nearshore areas spur summer growth of smelly, slimy algae. 
Source: Great Lakes Echo (5/1)

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