[dailynews] March 28, 2013

Great Lakes Daily News: March 28, 2013
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Gov. Rick Snyder signs $20.9M bill to dredge Michigan harbors
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Michigan's boating season got a boost when Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill 
Wednesday pouring $20.9 million into an emergency dredging program. The 
money will allow 58 public bays and harbors, used mostly for recreational 
boating, to be dredged. Source: Detroit Free Press (3/28)


Alcoa, Reynolds to pay $20M to clean up St. Lawrence
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Alcoa and Reynolds Metals will pay almost $20 million to restore habitat and 
wildlife on the St. Lawrence River near Massena, New York. The settlement 
ends a more than 20-year-old lawsuit spearheaded by the St. Regis Mohawk 
Tribe. Source: North Country Public Radio (3/28)


A tern for the better: The Detroit River comeback
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Few people would get excited about two common tern chicks who hatched on 
Michigan's Belle Isle last summer. But environmental scientists working with 
the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge quietly celebrated the 
return of the bird after 50 years. Source: Metromode (3/28)


Ship traffic good sign
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Business should be good in 2013 on the Great Lakes, if early traffic through 
the Soo Locks is any indication. An armada of ships have locked through 
since the Paul R. Tregurtha was the first ship through early Monday on its 
upbound journey. Source: Cheboygan News (3/28)


Mich. Gov. Snyder: Great Lakes meeting is overdue
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Mich. Gov. Rick Snyder says a meeting of Great Lakes governors and premiers 
planned for later this year is "way overdue." Snyder in January joined Ill. 
Gov. Pat Quinn as co-chair of the Council of Great Lakes Governors. Source: 
The Associated Press (3/28)


EPA survey shows most rivers, streams in U.S. in poor condition for aquatic 
life
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More than half of the nation's rivers and streams are in poor biological 
condition and are under "significant stress," a survey from the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency says. Ohio's major rivers are doing much 
better than the national average. Source: The Plain Dealer (3/27)


DNR searching for Asian carp near the Twin Cities
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources spent a morning hunting for 
Asian carp in the Mississippi River near South St. Paul. Anglers armed with 
nets hoped to reel in the fish to find out how far they've spread. Source: 
CBS Minnesota (3/27)


Buoys being placed in St. Lawrence Seaway
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A spring ritual is underway on the St. Lawrence River, marking the beginning 
of boating season. Every March, the St. Lawrence Seaway sends a crew out in 
the water with tug boats and a barge to restore the navigation buoys along 
the shipping channel. Source: YNN - Syracuse, NY (3/27)

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