[dailynews] March 8, 2013

Great Lakes Daily News: March 8, 2013
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MI State Senate OKs diversion of funds for emergency dredging of harbors
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A bill to redirect $9.5 million from the state's Waterways Trust Fund from marina and dock projects to dredging in the Great Lakes, especially Lakes Huron and Michigan, was approved Thursday in the state Senate. Source: Detroit Free Press (3/8)


Shrinking ice worries Great Lakes scientists
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Ice cover has decreased nearly 70% on the five Great Lakes since the early 1970s, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Source: USA Today (3/8)


Feds making long-range Great Lakes cleanup plans .
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The Obama administration says it's making plans to continue a long-range Great Lakes cleanup program, although decisions about paying for it will be made on a year-by-year basis. Source: Wall Street Journal (3/8)


Plant wars kick in when dams come out
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About 12 to15 dams are removed every year from the Great Lakes region. And when they are, plant warfare begins. As upstream reservoirs revert to river channels, newly exposed bottomland becomes wide-open habitat primed for colonization. Source: Great Lakes Echo (3/8)


Red Cliff forced to dump explosives back into Lake Superior
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The good news is that there weren't high levels of toxic substances in any of the 25 barrels raised from Lake Superior last summer. The bad news is that recovery crews were unable to receive federal authority to bring them to shore. Source: Duluth News Tribune (3/8)


Wisconsin legislature OKs mining bill, setting stage for mine near Lake Superior
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Republicans approved a polarizing mining bill Thursday and sent the measure to Gov. Scott Walker, completing a long push to help a Florida-based company open a giant iron mine near the shores of Lake Superior over environmentalists' objections. Source: Pioneer Press (3/8)


Ice island floats off of northern Michigan coast
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Good Hart General Store Owner Jim Sutherland says this sight is not a new one, but he says it has been many years since he has seen one this big. Source: UpNorthLive.com (3/8)


A short history of the barrels of military waste in Lake Superior
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Since 1977, when the existence of the barrels was first confirmed by the military, several attempts have been made to retrieve them and check their contents. Source: Duluth News Tribune (3/7)


Waukesha taking L.Michigan water project to national politicians
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Waukesha will seek $50 million in grants for Lake Michigan water project. Source: Waukesha Patch (3/5)


Kirsten Ellenbogen named new Great Lakes Science Center president
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Ellenbogen has worked at five museums during the past 20 years, most recently as senior director at the Science Museum of Minnesota the past eight years - securing more than $13 million in grant funding. Source: Plain Dealer (3/4)


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