[dailynews] September 18, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: September 18, 2012
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Climate change may supersize lamprey
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The life-sucking sea lamprey may grow bigger in size and numbers in Lake Superior because of global warming. Source: Superior Telegram (9/18)


EDITORIAL: Attack Lake Erie's problems to save the rest
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As the shallowest of the five lakes, Lake Erie is often considered the bellwether for problems that eventually affect the rest. Source: Detroit Free Press (9/18)


Steel production rises 25,000 tons in Great Lakes states
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Raw steel production in the country's Great Lakes region was 610,000 tons in the week that ended Saturday, with Indiana and the Chicago area representing the majority of production. Source: Northwest Indiana Times (9/18)


Is Lake Erie unhealthy?
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Lakes Erie has had restoration successes but ignoring the small problems that plague the lake now can be devastating to the future population. Source: The Chronicle-Telegram (9/18)


Lake St. Clair insulated from declining lake levels
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Lake St. Clair bounces back much easier from low water levels, while lakes Michigan and Huron, especially, do not feel the effects of a heavy rain like Lake St. Clair does because of their depth and size. Source: The Voice (9/18)


USS Brig Niagara sets sail for home after Navy Week
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The reconstructed USS Brig Niagara - the flagship Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry commanded to victory in the pivotal War of 1812 Battle of Lake Erie - helped draw crowds to Navy Week with stops in Detroit, Buffalo and other Great Lakes ports. Source: The Buffalo News (9/18)


EDITORIAL: Critical coastline: The Great Lakes region deserves political attention
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Both President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney would endear themselves to voters in the crucial states of Pennsylvania and its lakeside neighbors by committing to more funding for Great Lakes restoration, and to a plan to keep out Asian carp. Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (9/17)


EDITORIAL: Bad buckeye air
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A recent study that ranks Ohio second among the states in the amount of mercury and other airborne toxic substances generated by coal-fired power plants is, sadly, no surprise. Source: The Toledo Blade (9/17)


S.S. Noronic disaster : 63 years later
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This week marks the 63rd anniversary of the Noronic tragedy. More than 120 people died when the steamship was destroyed by fire while docked in Toronto, Canada. Source: South Bend Tribune (9/17)


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