[dailynews] February 11, 2013

Great Lakes Daily News: February 11, 2013
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Lake Erie better but still at risk
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Almost 45 years after the Cuyahoga River famously caught fire and prompted widespread changes in how our water supplies are protected, fertilizers, pesticides and climate change still threaten Lake Erie's health. Source: The Columbus Dispatch (2/11)


All Lake Superior mystery barrels should go
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An official with Nukewatch in Wisconsin says all of the Department of Defense munitions barrels dumped during the Cold War into Lake Superior should be removed. Source: The Superior Daily Telegram (2/11)


Watershed prepares for invasives
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>From keeping invasive species like zebra mussels out of local lakes, researching ways to reduce the number and duration of algal blooms and finding ways to rid lakes of common carp, the Okabena-Ocheda Watershed District, Minn., has a lot of work before it in the coming year. Source: Worthington Daily Globe (2/10)


About 1,600 people run into Lake Ontario at fest
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The 13th annual Polar Plunge was held on Sunday as a way to raise money for the New York Special Olympics. Source: The Wall Street Journal (2/10)


Two Great Lakes hit record low levels: climate crisis or natural cycle?
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Water levels in Lake Huron and Lake Michigan are the lowest they've ever been since records keeping began in 1918. Source: ABC News (2/9)


Michigan waterways commission creates emergency dredging plan as Great Lakes levels drop
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Michigan officials are creating an emergency harbor dredging plan, building on a budget proposal from Gov. Rick Snyder as Great Lakes water levels drop. Source: Michigan Live (2/9)


City, SWP plan forum on climate change
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The Superior Watershed Partnership and the city of Marquette, Mich., will host a community meeting this week to discuss the local impacts of climate change. Source: The Mining Journal (2/9)


Calumet restoration efforts get influx of cash from feds
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The Forest Preserve District of Cook County announced Wednesday a $520,000 restoration project that will help knit together sensitive ecosystems in the Calumet region, where a contaminated river and an abundance of invasive species have long threatened biodiversity in the Chicago region. Source: WBEZ 91.5- Chicago, Ill. (2/8)


Wisconsin reports 4.8% increase in exports
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Wisconsin had $23.1 billion in total exports in 2012, according to U.S. Census data released Friday. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/8)


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