[dailynews] May 23, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: May 23, 2012
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Public comment on Lake Huron shipwreck sanctuary expansion ends Friday
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The only federally-protected underwater sanctuary on the Great Lakes could increase 10-fold to more than 4,000 square miles. Source: Great Lakes Echo (5/23)


Washburn, WI stumped by sewage mystery
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"The city of Washburn right now has the worst effluent in the state of Wisconsin, and it's going out into the Chequamegon Bay at a rate of 175,000 gallons per day," said newly-elected Washburn Mayor Scott Griffiths. Source: Ashland Current (5/23)


Chicago eliminating E. coli swim bans in lake
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The Chicago Park District is doing away with its swim bans based on E. coli counts. From now on, it will be up to the swimmers to make their own decision about taking a dip. Source: Chicago Tribune (5/23)


Alcoa Massena endorses IJC water management plan
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The aluminum maker's endorsement does not come as a surprise as Alcoa had also endorsed IJC's proposed plan that was expected to reverse the damage done to the region's ecosystem with the construction of the Moses-Saunders hydroelectric dam in Massena. Source: Watertown Daily Times (5/22)


Buffalo River may open to swimmers in 5 years
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Thanks to various remediation efforts, five years from now people should be able to swim in the Buffalo River and eat fish from it. That was the prediction from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Monday's Buffalo River Summit sponsored by Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper. Source: Buffalo News (5/22)


EDITORIAL: Kasich should veto water-use bill
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He had the courage to veto an even worse water-use bill last year. He promised he would do it again if the Great Lakes Compact, a binding 2008 international agreement to protect the Great Lakes, were compromised. Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer (5/22)


Siemens Energy interested in Lake Erie wind turbine project
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The development company formed to build a pilot wind farm in Lake Erie is switching to smaller, more efficient turbines, a move that could make the project more practical. Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer (5/22)


Ohio Senate passes water-use bill easily; Gov. John Kasich will sign it
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Legislation regulating Lake Erie water sailed through the Ohio Senate Tuesday and is now charting a course for Gov. John Kasich, despite concerns from critics who called the bill too business-friendly. Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer (5/22)


Muskegon Lake Effect Boating heads into second summer with the goal of promoting the lakes
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Muskegon Lake Effect Boating's goal is to get all levels of the West Michigan community involved and participating. The goal of "education, preservation and fun" is just not for owners of big boats, organizer Roger Zuidema said. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (5/22)


Wisconsin pipeline could carry more crude
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Enbridge's plan includes work on its crude oil pipeline in Wisconsin, which runs from Superior southeast through the state and into Illinois. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/21)


As Seaway volumes rise, mariner shortages loom
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Upcoming retirements, vacations and a tide of increasing Seaway commercial volumes are making it a challenge to find enough crew members for ships moving goods through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway. Source: St. Catharines Standard (5/18)


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