[dailynews] January 25, 2013

Great Lakes Daily News: January 25, 2013
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The Grand Calumet's road to recovery
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The Grand Calumet sediment clean up and wetland restoration are being funded 
by the Great Lakes Legacy Act, a law meant to deal with contaminated 
sediment from years past. Source: Great Lakes Echo (1/25)


COMMENTARY: How does Great Lakes fishing stack up?
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The Great Lakes attracted 1,665,000 anglers in 2011, according to a survey. 
Lake Erie is the most popular of the Great Lakes among anglers. Source: Erie 
Times-News (1/25)


Chemical in anti-bacterial soap turning up in freshwater lakes
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A new study in the journal Environmental Science and Technology finds 
triclosan is showing up in freshwater lakes, including Lake Superior. 
Source: Michigan Radio (1/24)


Wind turbines cause concern
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The erection of one, and possibly two, new wind turbines near the shores of 
Lake Erie in Erie Township, Ohio, have raised the hackles of some community 
members and visitors. Source: Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum (1/24)


Ice not all it's cracked up to be
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Lake Erie's western basin is frozen now from Vermilion, Ohio, all the way 
across to Canada's Point Pelee, but the U.S. Coast Guard is warning that 
it's not safe enough yet for anyone to venture out and fish on the ice. 
Source: Marion Star (1/24)


COMMENTARY: Plan Bv7 will help reduce stress on Lake Ontario
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A proposed New York plan for regulating the levels of Lake Ontario offers 
the opportunity to lessen the impact of future storms on New York's coastal 
communities. Source: The Syracuse Post-Standard (1/24)


Forecaster explains stunning NASA satellite image of lake effect snow 
blowing into West Michigan
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Parts of West Michigan were buried under up to a foot of snow over a 
four-day period of lake-effect snowfall, and NASA caught a unique glimpse of 
the storm. Source: MLive (1/24)


Genesee County drain commissioner pays $346,000 for Lake Huron pipeline 
property
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Genesee County, Mich., is about to get some of its money back for Lake Huron 
property it purchased a decade ago -- land that's been set aside for 
construction of a water pipeline. Source: MLive (1/23)

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