[dailynews] Great Lakes Daily News: August 3, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: August 3, 2012
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Water temps above normal across the Great Lakes
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A mild winter, warm spring, and a hot summer has led to above average 
temperatures in the Great Lakes. Source: Erie Times-News (8/3)


Cottagers look to clay remedy for blue-green algae
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Cottagers on Lake Huron's Sturgeon Bay are hopeful a clay-based additive to 
the lake may help with their decade-old battle with the toxic algae bloom. 
Source: CBC News Canada (8/3)


Why the water flea makes life miserable for lake fish
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Water fleas, an invasive species from Europe, is problematic because it 
isn't a good source of food for fish, it competes for food with juvenile 
fish, and it can foul fishing lines. Source: The Citizen (8/3)


EPA officials detail Powerex cleanup
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In a lakeside village named for the clear mineral springs that once bubbled 
out of the ground within its limits, New York state and federal officials 
laid out plans Thursday night to conduct a cleanup of millions of gallons of 
chemically contaminated drinking water. Source: The Citizen (8/3)


Experts developing system for tracking water flows
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Michigan Technological University and Arizona State University are 
developing a method of tracking water flows and usage across watersheds to 
improve water use decisions. Source: The Associated Press (8/2)


Environmental group: 'Extreme downpours' up 37 percent in Michigan, linked 
to climate change
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Climate change is real, and it's having a real impact on our weather, 
according to a report released Wednesday by the Environment Michigan 
Research & Policy Center. Source: MLive (8/2)


Freighter grounds near lake's outlet
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An American barge, the Buffalo, which ran aground on Wednesday was freed by 
two tug boats--there does not appear to be any damage to the vessel or to 
the environment. Source: The Times Herald (8/2)


Great Lakes trout serve as barometer for global pollutants
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Whenever chemicals have been found in lake trout, they have also been found 
in people throughout North America as far as the Arctic. Source: Scientific 
American (8/2)


Plant not found locally in Lake Erie
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Despite fears late last week, the plants thought to be water chestnuts in 
Dunkirk harbor have been identified as floating leaf pond weed, a 
non-invasive species. Source: The Observer (8/2)


Cleaning up a pollution puzzle in Ann Arbor
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Black oil and sludge, waste from an old  manufactured gas plant, will be 
removed from the Huron River later this month. Source: The Environment 
Report (7/31)


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