[dailynews] August 17, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: August 17, 2012
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Lake Calumet area to benefit from federal, state conservation support
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Federal and Illinois officials are offering financial support to a dozen 
conservation projects to bolster environmental and recreation benefits to 
Lake Calumet and the south suburbs. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times 
(8/17)


EPA announces $50 Million for Sheboygan River dredging
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Sheboygan area officials joined 
forces today to kick off the final dredging work and habitat restoration 
projects needed to remove the Sheboygan River "Area of Concern" from a list 
of toxic hot spots identified in the 1987 Great Lakes Water Quality 
Agreement. Source: The Sheboygan Daily (8/16)


Grants offered for lakes cleanup
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Funding for grassroots projects to help clean up the Great Lakes basin was 
outlined by Ontario's Environment Ministry in Windsor on Wednesday. The fund 
is part of the Great Lakes Strategy to support Ontario's proposed Great 
Lakes Protection Act. Source: The Windsor Star (8/16)


EDITORIAL: Where are their solutions to the Asian carp threat?
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Now that both presidential campaigns have candidates from Great Lakes 
states - President Barack Obama of Illinois and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of 
Wisconsin - we'd like to see, and we think voters would like to see, some 
meaty discussion on protecting the resource. Source: Milwaukee Journal 
Sentinel (8/16)


Portage port eyes dredging project to improve navigation
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A representative from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told the state port 
commission Thursday it will request funds to complete an important dredging 
project for the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. Source: The Northwest Indiana 
Times (8/16)


Great Lakes apple harvest off to early start
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Apple-picking is off to an early start in the Northeast and Upper Midwest as 
growers deal with aftershocks from wacky spring weather that hammered fruit 
crops. Across the Great Lakes region, which includes four of the nation's 
top 10 apple-growing states - New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio - 
fruit that survived is ripening weeks earlier than usual. Source: The 
Associated Press (8/16)


Bulk carrier Fednav adds six new vessels to its fleet for Great Lakes 
shipping
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Maritime bulk carrier Fednav Ltd. will add six new energy-efficient vessels 
to its fleet that will be built in Japan for carrying such cargo as grain, 
steel, sugar and iron ore. Source: The Canadian Press (8/16)


Chippewa tribes oppose state wolf hunt
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Chippewa tribes in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan have asked the state 
Department of Natural Resources to prohibit the killing of wolves in the 
ceded territory of northern Wisconsin during a planned wolf hunt this fall. 
Source: Leader-Telegram (8/15)


Port at Burns Harbor seeing big cargo increases as the Seaway struggles with 
weather
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Economic conditions and severe weather conditions have formed the perfect 
storm to slow some traditional trade at U.S. ports along the St. Lawrence 
Seaway System. Source: Chesterton Tribune (8/15)


Historic Oswego Lighthouse to be restored
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The Oswego Lighthouse is getting a much needed makeover. City Council took 
the first step in a full-scale restoration Monday night. The restoration 
project is expected to transform the historic landmark into a tourist 
destination. Source: WSYR-TV (8/13)


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