[dailynews] June 5, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: June 5, 2012
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Feds to provide $10 million in funding for Great Lakes phosphorus reduction 
programs
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Federal officials are giving out $10 million in grants to reduce phosphorus 
in the Great Lakes. The element is tied to the production of algae, which 
can be toxic to wildlife and people. Source: Great Lakes Echo (6/5)


Gov. Kasich signs Lake Erie legislation
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Gov. John Kasich on Monday signed into law a bill he has maintained 
successfully balances the protection of Lake Erie with ensuring its 
lifeblood waters continue to flow for Ohio industry. While opponents concede 
it is an improvement over what Mr. Kasich vetoed last year, they wanted a 
second veto because of the way this bill treats the rivers and streams that 
feed the shallowest and most life-abundant of the Great Lakes. Source: The 
Toledo Blade (6/5)


Arkansas man charged with selling live Asian carp in Michigan
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The Department of Natural Resources has leveled a dozen felony counts 
against an Arkansas man for selling Asian carp here in Michigan. Michigan 
law prohibits the possession or sale of live Asian carp. The fish are seen 
as a threat to the Great Lakes ecosystem. Source: The Detroit News (6/5)


Arkansas man charged with selling live Asian carp in Michigan  From The 
Detroit News: 
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120605/METRO/206050393#ixzz1wwKOO2TO
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Attorney General leveled a 
dozen felony counts against an Arkansas man for selling live Asian carp in 
Michigan. Source: The Detroit News (6/5)


Pirates, shipwrecks and battles: New guidebook of stories from NY-PA. Great 
Lakes Seaway Trail
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A new guidebook published by an upstate New York-based tourism promotion 
organization details some of the stories about pirates, sailors, daredevils, 
battles, shipwrecks, lighthouses and other attractions to be found along the 
Great Lakes Seaway Trail. Source: The Associated Press (6/4)


Duck Lake fire in Michigan: Upper Peninsula wildfire 72 percent contained
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Nearly an inch of rain fell Saturday in the eastern Upper Peninsula, leading 
to improved conditions at the Duck Lake Fire in Luce County. The Department 
of Natural Resources reported the fire is 72 percent contained at 21,135 
acres. Source: The Daily Press (6/4)


A parasite pie fit for a queen's diamond jubilee
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Queen Elizabeth II will receive a lamprey pie as a gift from the town of 
Gloucester for her Diamond Jubilee. The lamprey used to be plentiful in 
Gloucester, but years of overfishing and habitat destruction means their 
population is now scarce. Here in the Great Lakes region of the United 
States, we have the opposite problem. Source: National Public Radio (6/3)


EDITORIAL: Electrical carp barrier is too flimsy a Great Lakes shield
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The recent failure of two of three electric barriers in the Chicago Sanitary 
and Ship Canal along with their backup generator gave piscine predators --  
aka Asian carp -- a 13-minute window of opportunity to establish a finhold 
in Lake Michigan. Source: The Plain Dealer (6/3)


Lake Erie shares walleye wealth
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Through a creative breeding and stocking program, the biologists from the 
Ohio Department of Natural Resources are tapping into Lake Erie's 
considerable wealth of walleyes, and spreading those assets around. Source: 
The Toledo Blade (6/3)


Lake levels expected to be lower than usual
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Water levels in the Great Lakes have been decreasing over time and as a 
result, have caused a nuisance at local marinas. Source: The Huron Daily 
Tribune (6/1)


Southern Illinois lawmakers block 2-year fracking moratorium
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Southern Illinois lawmakers blocked a last minute anti-fracking bill that 
appeared suddenly Thursday morning that could have blocked a potential $100 
billion new oil boom in the region. Source: The Harrisburg Daily Register 
(6/1)


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