[dailynews] May 15, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: May 15, 2012
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$1M project to open lower Rouge to Great Lakes
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A $1-million federal grant will dismantle a dam considered devastating in its ecological impact, fully opening the lower Rouge River to the Great Lakes this summer for the first time in more than 100 years. Source: Detroit Free Press (5/15)


Did Pete Hoekstra run for cover on Great Lakes oil drilling position?
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In a stop last week in Clarkston, Hoekstra told tea party members that he supports directional drilling from onshore sites around the Great Lakes. That's the opposite stance he took in 2001 and 2005, when he voted for a ban on the practice while in the U.S. House. Source: MLive.com (5/15)


Continued ice loss on the Great Lakes may cause widespread change in ecosystems
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Some scientists worry that less ice on the Great Lakes will create low water levels that affect the region's ecology and economy. Source: Great Lakes Echo (5/15)


White Lake swimmers, boaters can expect fewer algae blooms
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The Environmental Protection Agency agreed with findings that White Lake's levels of phosphorus and other nutrients had fallen to acceptable levels, meaning that one of the lake's seven beneficial use impairments could be removed. Source: MLive.com (5/15)


Grand Haven Pier deteriorating
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The pier along Lake Michigan in Grand Haven is deteriorating and the US Army Corps of Engineers is urging people to be extra cautious.  The problem stems from a lack of funding and is expected to get worse. Source: WZZM Grand Rapids (5/15)


Researchers expect thinner Lake Erie algae bloom
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Researchers say the toxic blue-green algae in Lake Erie's western basin likely will appear earlier this summer but remain less dense than last year's record bloom, partly because of warmer, drier spring weather. Source: Detroit News (5/15)


Great Lakes consortium downplays missing states
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A consortium between the US government and five states to develop wind power in the Great Lakes is confident of making significant progress even though three other states bordering the Lakes have refused to sign. Source: Wind Energy Update (5/14)


EPA completes $12 million cleanup of Muskegon Lake muck off Division Street
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A $12 million cleanup of contaminated mud from the bottom of Muskegon Lake is complete, making the lake safer and moving it a step closer to removal from an international list of polluted Great Lakes sites. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (3/14)


Rochester lighthouse fights to preserve views
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The Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical Society is worried planned development at the Port of Rochester could obstruct the structure's view of the lake. Source: WHAM Rochester (5/14)


St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario communities at odds over water levels
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Many scientists and environmental groups support the IJC's plan to allow the water to flow more naturally. But some lake-shore property owners fear that the high water will wash their homes away. Source: North Country Public Radio (5/14)


Ministry orders river remedies
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A significant discharge of effluent into the St. Lawrence River at the international bridge construction site has prompted the Ministry of Environment to seek remediation efforts. Source: Standard Freeholder (5/14)


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