[dailynews] December 3, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: December 3, 2012
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State moves to stock with Atlantic salmon
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Michigan state fish managers plan to ramp up Lake Huron' stocking of Atlantic salmon. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (12/3)


How would you redesign Detroit's riverfront?
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An architectural competition called to reimagine the city's riverfront has drawn hundreds of entries from as far away as Tunisia, Taiwan and Turkey. Source: Detroit Free Press (12/3)


Coast Guardsman writes children's books about Great Lakes adventures
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A U.S. Coast Guardsman stationed in Buffalo wrote a children's book about his adventures on the Straits of Mackinac as seen through the eyes of an adopted dog, Onyx. Source: Great Lakes Echo (12/3)


S.S. Badger's future on Lake Michigan in doubt with federal pollution permit set to expire
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A historic ferry that has shuttled passengers, vehicles and freight across Lake Michigan for decades is in the spotlight again with a federal permit allowing it to dump coal ash in Lake Michigan set to expire this month. Source: Detroit Free Press (11/30)


OPINION: Let's follow Great Lakes compact
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The Great Lakes compact is one of the most important interstate agreements in recent history. It sets forth the legal and environmental requirements to address our water needs and protect the Great Lakes. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (11/30)


Water levels in Lakes Huron, Michigan to break record lows
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is anticipating all-time record low water levels for Lakes Huron and Michigan in early 2013 after a continued lack of rain and snowfall impacting the Great Lakes Basin. Source: The Detroit News (11/30)


Medications, pesticides still seep into St. Lawrence River
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Medications, pesticides and hormones are emptying into the St. Lawrence River from Montreal's water-treatment plant, but a new disinfection system that would remove significant amounts of those substances won't be up and running until 2015. Source: The Montreal Gazette (12/3)


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