[dailynews] Great Lakes Daily News: June 20, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: June 20, 2012
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Alderman's proposal could thwart Milwaukee, Waukesha water talks
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Milwaukee officials Tuesday were poised to block the sale of Lake Michigan 
water to the City of Waukesha - without directly rejecting the deal or the 
millions of dollars in revenue that would come with it. Source: Milwaukee 
Journal Sentinel (6/20)


COMMENTARY: Lake Erie waters must be handled responsibly
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Ohio House of Representatives Matt Lundy raises concerns over the new Lake 
Erie bill, HB 473, that could have potentially devastating effects on 
tributaries to Lake Erie. Source: Avon-Avon Lake Patch (6/20)


EDITORIAL: Keep mercury rule .
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The Senate is set to vote today on a proposal that would kill America's 
first rule governing mercury emissions, imposing tighter controls on 
coal-fired power plants and other industrial sources. Ohio and other Great 
Lakes states, in particular, need the rule to stay intact. Source: The 
Toledo Blade (6/20)


Public comments sought about Great Lakes Study
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The International Joint Commission is seeking comments on the final report 
of its International Upper Great Lakes Study Board, Lake Superior 
Regulation: Addressing Uncertainty in Upper Great Lakes Water Levels. 
Source: The Holland Sentinel (6/19)


Media baptized into protecting area waters
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In an effort to confront the long list of threats to Lake Erie and the 
Maumee River  group of a dozen journalists were brought to Toledo over the 
weekend as part of an intensive three-day examination of the lake and its 
life-supporting carotid artery -- the Maumee River. Source: The Toledo Blade 
(6/19)


Five Huron County beaches exceed provincial standard for E. coli bacteria in 
2011
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Five Lake Huron recreational beaches had concentrations of E. coli bacteria 
that exceeded the provincial standard during the course of water sampling by 
the county's health unit last summer. Source: Bullet News Huron (6/19)


Finding a solution to Lake Ontario algae
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In Charlotte, N.Y., the Army Corps of Engineers has developed a plan to 
remove excess algae from Ontario Beach Park by developing a system that 
would suck algae and debris from the lake over the pier and into Genesee 
River where it is carried away from shore. Source: 13WHAM-TV (6/19)


Steel production in Great Lakes states falls 3,000 tons
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Raw steel production in the country's Great Lakes region was down 3,000 tons 
from the week before with 670,000 tons produced in the week that ended 
Saturday. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (6/19)


New bridge connecting Canada to Michigan will create thousands of jobs
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Michigan will have another bridge linking the state to neighboring Canada; a 
project that will create thousands of jobs. Source: WEYI-TV (6/18)


Lake Michigan: A source of wind power?
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Lake Michigan is an untapped reservoir of wind energy, say researchers who 
are studying whether it can be harvested economically and without 
environmental harm. Source: United Press International (6/15)


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