[dailynews] June 18, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: June 18, 2012
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Grant funds available to conserve land
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A watershed specialist with Sandusky River Watershed Coalition reminds farmers and landowners there are several types of grant funds available to implement conservation measures. Source: The Advertiser-Tribune (6/18)


Construction Zone: Enger Park gazebo
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The old gazebo overlooking Lake Superior from Duluth's Enger Park is being replaced with a new, larger gazebo. Source: Duluth News Tribune (6/18)


U.S.-Canada effort cuts pollution in Lake Superior basin
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A joint environmental program between Canada and the U.S. is on target to reduce toxic chemicals like mercury and PCBs from within the Lake Superior basin by 2020. Source: Minnesota Public Radio (6/18)


Seaway welcomes Advisory Board members
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The Advisory Board of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation welcomes two new members who will help manage the increase in shipping volume in the Seaway. Source: Live Trading News (6/17)


Tracking environmental restoration, stem by stem
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The legendary environmentalist Lee Botts and Pete Avis, a biology professor at Indiana University Northwest, created the Northwest Indiana Restoration Monitoring Inventory to conduct soil tests and to monitor plant species along the shores of Lake Michigan. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (6/17)


Border patrol opens new office along Lake Erie
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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has a new home along Lake Erie that's aimed at improving its internal communication. Source: Fox19 (6/17)


Detroit, state regulators say they are open to allowing Flint to blend river and lake water
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Representatives of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality are not opposed to an arrangement that will blend Flint river and Lake Huron waters, provided the blend meets standards for drinking water. Source: MLive.com (6/15)


Congressman Owens says Cuomo administration "noncommittal" on new water levels plan
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The new water levels proposal for the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario has garnered some criticism from a group of state lawmakers along the lake's southern shore. Source: WRVO Public Media (6/15)


Final river dredging steps to begin next week
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Work on the final steps to clean the Sheboygan River will begin next week with contractors moving in equipment and preparing the former Alliant Energy building parking lot as a staging area and sludge drying area. Source: Sheboygan Press (6/15)


State water use legislation closer to law
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Ohio is a step closer to setting new rules on how much water farms and factories in Ohio can withdraw from Lake Erie despite objections that the rules will hurt the environment. Source: BucyrusTelegraphForum.com (6/18)


USA: EPA Announces Grants for Deer Lake Restoration
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The City of Ishpeming, Michigan received a $6 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant that will be used to eliminate mercury contamination in the Deer Lake "Area of Concern" on Lake Superior. Source: Dredging Today (6/18)


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