[dailynews] July 26, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: July 26, 2012
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Great Lakes drownings and temperatures are up; are they linked?
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The 49 drownings reported so far in 2012 represent an 84 percent increase over the same period last year. Source: Great Lakes Echo (7/26)


EDITORIAL: Stay the course in fight vs. Asian carp
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We hope state, federal and international authorities do not have to do more in Lake Erie than the increased surveillance that they are doing now. Source: Huron Daily Tribune (7/26)


Environmental group launches campaign to unseat Michigan congressman
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Michigan Congressman Dan Benishek, R-Crystal Falls, is one of the League of Conservation Voters' "Flat Earth Five."
The group targeted Benishek in a $1.5 million campaign to unseat five House climate change deniers in November. Source: Great Lakes Echo (7/26)


Measuring wind energy off the Lake Michigan shore
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Scientists are analyzing new data that'll determine whether offshore wind farms are viable in Lake Michigan and the data is more detailed than any available from the Great Lakes so far. Source: Michigan Radio (7/26)


Naval celebration in honor of the War of 1812 could bring in big crowds, big bucks to Detroit
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Almost 200 years after Detroit surrendered to the British without a fight, the city's riverfront will be the scene of a huge, weeklong gala in September, with a replica tall ship and several Navy war ships, concerts and fun events involving the city's pro sports teams. Source: Detroit Free Press (7/26)


Deal between environmentalists, Indiana's pollution regulators, steel mill raises questions
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Last week, state environmental regulators, the steel mill's owners ArcelorMittal and two environmental groups reached a settlement that will require the mill to remove or recycle the waste and also to test the soil underneath to see if it has been contaminated with toxins. Source: Indystar.com (7/26)


EPA approves Wis. phosphorous rule
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Wisconsin's revised rule to curb phosphorus pollution. 
Wisconsin's program is aimed at reducing phosphorus levels in the Great Lakes and Wisconsin's inland waters. Source: Janesville Gazette (7/25)


PA DEP: Lake Erie fish kill cause a natural phenomena
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Pennsylvania environmental officials say a natural water temperature phenomenon is to blame for the deaths of hundreds of fish that washed up on the shores of Lake Erie. Source: Wall Street Journal (7/25)


Steel production in Great Lakes states up 13,000 tons
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Raw steel from Indiana and the Chicago area represents the majority of production in the Great Lakes region. Source: nwi.com (7/24)


Company confident Algocape won't be next MV Miner
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The aging Algocape, a former Great Lakes bulk carrier, was travelling along the St. Lawrence Seaway on Tuesday on its way to Turkey to be scrapped.The Greek ocean-going tug Hellas was towing the MV Miner on Sept. 20 when its line broke free and the ship ran aground on the rocks at Scatarie, where it remains to this day. Source: Cape Breton Post (7/24)


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