[dailynews] August 10, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: August 10, 2012
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Scientists check health of state's wetlands
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Scientists are slogging through  wetlands across Minnesota and poring over 
thousands of aerial photos to check the health of state wetlands, and to 
determine if conservation programs are working. Source: Minnesota Public 
Radio (8/10)


Salmon stocking cuts could help fishery
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A big reduction in Chinook salmon stocking plants in Lake Michigan beginning 
next spring won't mean the end to good fishing. In fact, the cuts might just 
save the fishery. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (8/10)


The Frog Bay Tribal National Park now open to the public
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The Frog Bay Tribal National Park, 89 acres of preserved wilderness just 
outside of Bayfield, Wis., along Lake Superior, is now open to the public. 
Source: Ashland Daily Press (8/9)


Michigan's toxic air pollution from power plants on the decline, state still 
ranks high compared to rest of country
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Michigan ranks seventh on a list of states with the most toxic air pollution 
from power plants, but those emissions dropped by nearly a third, according 
to an analysis from the Natural Resources Defense Council. Source: MLive 
(8/9)


Lake Superior waterspout grabs attention in Duluth
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Duluth, Minn., residents and visitors who happened to look out over Lake 
Superior just after 11 a.m. Thursday glimpsed a rare sight: a waterspout 
roping its way toward Park Point. Source: Duluth News Tribune (8/9)


COMMENTARY: The Great Lakes (and the fish in them) are overheated
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The U.S. drought is killing fish in higher numbers than usual. There were 
more than 70 widespread fish kills in July in the U.S., in Michigan, 
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois. Source: The Huffington Post 
(8/9)


Research efforts hitting stride at Lake Superior National Estuarine Research 
Reserve
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Researchers working around the St. Louis River estuary are working in 
cooperation with the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve in 
their efforts to understand the environment better and search for ways to 
protect it. Source: The Superior Daily Telegram (8/8)


Students tackle plastic pollution in Great Lakes
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The Great Lakes are at risk of being polluted by tiny particles of plastic 
called "nurdles." Undergraduate students at the State University of New York 
aimed to find out about this plastic pollution lurking in the lakes. Source: 
The Epoch Times (8/8)


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