[dailynews] December 12, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: December 12, 2012
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Maritime official floats a career idea for youths
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Capt. Mark Stevenson is the president of the International Shipmasters Association, Chicago Lodge. Among his duties this year has been to encourage Chicago's elementary and high school students to consider a career in maritime. Source: Chicago Tribune (12/12)


Michigan expands Great Lakes muskie stock
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The muskie production program of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has turned a huge corner by stocking only Great Lakes muskies after using northern muskies for decades. Source: Great Lakes Echo (12/12)


Low water exposes century-old shipwreck on Grand Haven's Harbor Island
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The remains of a wooden steamer built 125 years ago recently were uncovered in the Grand River, Mich., a surprising benefit of the historically low water levels. Source: MLive (12/12)


Where's the water?
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Businesses struggle to stay afloat as Lake Michigan levels plummet. Source: The Green Bay Press Gazette (12/11)


Saginaw River shipping season on par with 2011
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After several years of declining traffic, shipping on the Saginaw River is holding steady. Source: Saginaw News (12/11)


EDITORIAL: Reel in Asian carp before it's too late
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U.S. District Judge John Tharp jettisoned a lawsuit that had asked the federal courts to find if the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Chicago's Metropolitan Water Reclamation District had caused a public nuisance by dillydallying, and to order them to accomplish the hydrological separation of the Mississippi River and Great Lakes basins. Source: The Plain Dealer (12/11)


New report says Lake Erie is getting cleaner
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A recently released report from a joint Canadian-American group says that Lake Erie is getting cleaner but there are still areas to watch. Source: WICU 12- Erie, PA. (12/11)


Mohawk admits he was wrong in toxic landfill protest
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A Mohawk who dug up part of a toxic landfill near his reservation home in northern New York to protest federal plans to leave the landfill there permanently pleaded guilty Tuesday to criminal mischief. Source: The Syracuse Post-Standard (12/11)


Superstorm Sandy settles long-standing argument over the value of dunes
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Properties that lacked the protection of robust sand dunes suffered the worst effects of Superstorm Sandy. Source: Scientific American (12/11)


Sheboygan River dredging, restoration nears completion
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Work crews are nearing the end of a four-month-long project to dredge tainted sediments from the Sheboygan River, Wis., and restore habitats. Source: The Sheboygan Press (12/10)


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