[dailynews] September 12, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: September 12, 2012
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Group: Extend Lakes project
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During its annual conference this week, members of the Great Lakes 
Commission unanimously passed a resolution calling for Congress to give the 
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative new life. Source: The Detroit News (9/12)


Obama, Romney campaigns to discuss Great Lakes
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Representatives of Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican 
challenger Mitt Romney are scheduled to outline their policies on Great 
Lakes protection this week. Source: UpNorthLive.com (9/12)


EDITORIAL: Talk about the lakes
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Both President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney would endear 
themselves to voters in the crucial states of Ohio and Michigan by 
committing now to more funding for Great Lakes restoration, and to a plan to 
keep out Asian carp by separating the Great Lakes and Mississippi River 
watersheds. Source: The Toledo Blade (9/12)


Asian Carp & the Great Lakes: Other pathways for carp (Part 3)
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Most of the efforts to keep bighead and silver carp out of the Great Lakes 
are focused on the shipping canals in the Chicago area.  But there are other 
ways the carp could get into the Great Lakes. Source: Michigan Radio (9/12)


Large fish kills Tuesday blamed on natural causes
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Moderate to large fish kills observed in Ohio on Tuesday off the Chagrin 
River, Perry Township Park, and Ashtabula Harbor all appear to be death by 
natural causes. Source: The News-Herald (9/12)


U.S. and Canada collaborate on Seaway vessel checks
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Foreign flagged ships bring a number of potential risks to the shores of the 
St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes. Both the U.S. and Canada inspect 
those ships to make sure they're safe, and the two countries have been 
working recently to harmonize regulations. Source: North Country Public 
Radio (9/12)


Muskegon leaders spent decades assembling the city's vast Lake Michigan 
beaches
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Just how Muskegon, Mich., is in the fortunate position of publicly 
controlling all of its Lake Michigan shoreline is a story that, like much in 
Muskegon, began with lumber baron and community benefactor Charles Hackley. 
Source: MLive (9/12)


Current forecasting tool can help St. Lawrence boaters
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An online tool for charting water currents and depths can help St. Lawrence 
Seaway boaters plan safe recreational trips. The tool pools wind and water 
data from several U.S. and Canadian research agencies and incorporates them 
into a forecasting model every three hours. Source: Great Lakes Echo (9/12)


EDITORIAL: Campaigning against carp
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President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney continue to 
tread water on how committed they are to the health of the Great Lakes. Even 
worse, they have been largely silent on the greatest immediate threat to 
these 10,000-year-old natural resources -- encroaching silver and bighead 
carp. Source: The Plain Dealer (9/11)


Reducing algae, phosphorous loading into Lake Erie is goal of International 
Joint Commission
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It's not a good sign when Lake Erie looks like pea soup. The health of Lake 
Erie was the main topic discussed at the Great Lakes Town Hall on Monday 
night. Source: The Plain Dealer (9/10)


Muck in Lake St. Clair 'like a cesspool,' resident says
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Michigan Department of Environmental Quality officials discussed the results 
of Lake St. Clair water tests at a town hall meeting last week.  The tests 
were conducted last year to find out what's creating a stinky muck that 
covers part of Lake St. Clair, and what's behind high levels of E. coli in 
the water. Source: The Detroit News (9/10)

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