[dailynews] September 28, 2012

 Great Lakes Daily News: September 28, 2012
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EDITORIAL: Words -- even from a president -- won't stop the carp invasion of the Great Lakes
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President Barack Obama says he hasn't ruled out hydrological separation of the Mississippi River and Great Lakes basins...Now he has to take very serious action. Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer (9/28)


North Dakota tourist ticketed for transporting zebra mussel-covered shopping cart from Duluth
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Minnesota Conservation Officers Kipp Duncan and Jen Muller pulled into a parking lot in Two Harbors recently and couldn't believe what they saw - a shopping cart covered with zebra mussels resting in the back of a pickup truck. Source: Duluth News Tribune (9/28)


River Board of Control to "over-discharge" water at Massena dam for Montreal area boaters
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Due to drought and low supply from Lake Erie, the lake's primary water source, Lake St. Lawrence and St. Lawrence River water levels are still well below their long-term average despite the River Board of Control's efforts to retain water since late spring. Source: Watertown Daily Times (9/28)


COMMENTARY: Egregious Ohio water law takes backseat at Great Lakes Week
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Opportunistic moments come rarely and Great Lakes advocates missed the chance to take advantage of one during the recent Great Lakes Week 2012 in Cleveland. Source: Great Lakes Echo (9/28)


Evidence of carp keeps lake watchers on edge
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The most recent positive hits for Asian carp continue a very disturbing trend. Source: Toledo Blade (9/28)


Natural area pact 'historic'
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The Western Lake Erie Watersheds priority natural area is a defined area for protection that includes land in western and southern Essex County. Source: Windsor Star (9/28)


Students cruise into science
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Superior Middle School students were immersed in science Tuesday, as they tested Lake Superior water from the deck of the Vista Star. Source: Superior Telegram (9/28)


Mammoth boring machine making progress on Euclid Creek Tunnel project
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One of the largest tunnel-boring machines in the United States has chewed up about 200 feet of shale so far, hundreds of feet below ground near the Lake Erie shore, in an environmental cleanup. Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer (9/28)


Bill would join Michigan with other attempts to prevent drug pollution
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The EPA has found that low levels of pharmaceuticals in surface water cause problems for aquatic life. Source: Great Lakes Echo (9/28)


Lake Villa signs up for Lake Michigan water
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Lake Villa officials see this as the most economical means to make the switch from well water to Lake Michigan water as the municipal water source. Source: Lake County News Sun (9/28)


EPA awards grants in Michigan and Ohio to improve water quality and reduce algal blooms in the Great Lakes .
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced 11 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants for projects in Michigan and Ohio to improve water quality and reduce excess nutrients that contribute to harmful algal blooms in Great Lakes watersheds. Source: eNews Park Forest (9/28)


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