GLIN NEWS: 18 April 2008

Friday, April 18, 2008

GLIN NEWS: 18 April 2008

Great Lakes Daily News: 18 April 2008

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EDITORIAL: Lakes' water not for sale

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Great Lakes states' lawmakers unable to act beyond their own petty politics are inflicting a form of water torture on the rest of us by not addressing needed changes in the Great Lakes Compact that will take lakes water off the commodities market. Source: Traverse City Record Eagle (4/18)

St. Lawrence has strength: experts

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Local experts don't seem concerned the St. Lawrence River has been named one of the 10 most endangered rivers in the U.S. because it has adapted well over time. Source: The Cornwall Standard Freeholder (4/18)

Truly spring

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The return of warm weather and open water brings great blue herons back to their nests at Sterling Nature Center on Lake Ontario in the town of Sterling. Source: The Syracuse Post-Standard (4/18)

Chicago tests water for drugs

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The city of Chicago is testing the waters of Lake Michigan for the presence of pharmaceutical drugs and is vowing to the post the results on the Internet. Source: Belleville News-Democrat (4/18)

COMMENTARY: Lake Erie walleye too busy to bite

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Spawning walleye just aren't hungry. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/18)

Beach cleanup help needed

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Picking up trash other people leave on Great Lakes beaches is a dirty job, but thousands of volunteers do it every year. Source: The Muskegon Chronicle (4/18)

Cleveland's location could mean billions if U.S. cleans up Great Lakes

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Cleveland could get an economic boost of $2.1 billion to $3.7 billion because of its location on Lake Erie - but only if federal officials follow through with money to clean up the Great Lakes. Source: The Plain Dealer (4/17)

Canadian shore has room

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Perch numbers have declined in western Lake Erie since the arrival 25 years ago of zebra mussels, which compete for food with baby perch. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/17)

Superior rising, but not to normal levels

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is projecting a surge in the Lake Superior water level in the coming months. Source: The Sault Star (4/15)

Vote on Great Lakes pact is expected to be delayed

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The special legislative session Gov. Jim Doyle has called to ratify the Great Lakes compact begins Thursday, but lawmakers aren't expected to vote on the issue until next week at the earliest. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/15)

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