[dailynews] January 10, 2013

Great Lakes Daily News: January 10, 2013
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International research effort collaborates with University of Michigan to shape future Great Lakes policies
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The University of Michigan is among the leaders of a multinational partnership charged with determining the future success of the Great Lakes region. Source: The Ann Arbor News (1/10)


Farmers urged to voluntarily cut runoff
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Ohio farmers are being warned that if they don't take steps to reduce the manure and fertilizers that wash off their fields and pollute streams and lakes, government officials will order them to do it. Source: The Columbus Dispatch (1/10)


Winter weather warm-up puts kibosh on many outdoor activities
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Snowmobiles will stay parked in sheds and it's hit or miss for cross-country skiers as a warm front pushing into Wisconsin is expected to send the mercury soaring into the 40s and 50s through the weekend. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1/9)


Drought could reverse flow of Chicago River
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If water levels on Lake Michigan continue to drop, the Chicago River could reverse itself and send untreated sewage into Lake Michigan. Source: ABC 7-Chicago, Ill. (1/9)


Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District ordered to provide 'green infrastructure' for storm water
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District the nation's first wastewater discharge permit mandating "green infrastructure" to collect and absorb storm water. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1/9)


Opponents to lakeside dump buy billboard space
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A group opposed to burying nuclear waste near Lake Huron is taking its fight to the country's biggest energy users: Toronto commuters. Source: London Free Press (1/9)


Phragmites grant in Port Franks, Ont.
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Ontario has issued a 23-thousand dollar grant to The Port Franks Community Phragmites Control Project to control and hopefully eliminate the common reed that grows near the Lake Huron shore. Source: Bayshore Broadcasting (1/9)


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