[dailynews] May 10, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: May 10, 2012
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Head of U.S. Seaway steps down
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The embattled head of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp., Collister 
W. "Terry" Johnson Jr., appears to have finally caved in to political 
pressure and has stepped down with five months left on his seven-year term. 
Source: Watertown Daily Times (5/10)


A new spawning reef for sturgeon spans the Middle Channel
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In an effort to encourage lake sturgeon to propagate, groups are lending 
their support to build a rock spawning reef spanning the mouth of Middle 
Channel of the St. Clair River. Source: The Voice (5/10)


Say what? Muskegon charter boat captains want halt to salmon stocking
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The Muskegon Charter Boat Association voted last week to take an official 
position as a group to support elimination of Chinook salmon stocking in 
Lake Michigan for the next two years. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (5/10)


Interview: DEQ on the safety of fracking
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A representative from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, 
which regulates hydraulic fracturing - or fracking - in the state, provides 
some insight as to the safety of the drilling and gas extraction processes. 
Source: The Environment Report (5/10)


Group pushes beach grooming law
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Great Lakes shoreline owners want to groom beaches to the water's edge 
without a state permit, a move that they say is necessary to combat invasive 
plants, clean up mussel shells and keep E. coli outbreaks at bay. Source: 
Traverse City Record-Eagle (5/10)


Wildlife federation gives Michigan poor rating for mining regulatory system
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Michigan's mining regulatory system scores poorly in a new evaluation of 
Great Lakes states released Thursday by the National Wildlife Federation. 
Source: The Detroit News (5/10)


Wisconsin's musky reintroduction program has spawned success
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Wisconsin's management program for spotted muskellunge, in place since the 
1980s, has helped increase numbers of the popular fish after habitat 
degradation and pollution eliminated it from state waters. Source: Bradenton 
Herald (5/9)


EDITORIAL: Michigan must protect its forests
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Michigan may be known as the Great Lakes State and a "Water Wonderland," but 
it also is blessed with 19 million acres of forests, a resource that 
requires thoughtful stewardship from the state and from private owners. 
Source: Lansing State Journal (5/9)

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