GLIN [dailynews] 18 January 2010

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> Carp-fighting lawsuit doesn't aim to flood Chicago
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> Mess with the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, say its operators, and
> you not only threaten Chicago's industrial might, you had also better
> get ready to deal with a city flooded by its own waste. One problem:
> Nobody is asking Chicago to drown in sewage in the name of carp
> prevention. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1/18)
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> Tugboat goes from trash to treasure
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> In late October, a local crew was part of a 16-day mission to bring a
> retired tugboat named Ares from a scrap yard in Texas to Lemont,
> Ill., to Duluth. The tug, which has been renamed Nels J., will begin
> its career as an icebreaker in the spring. Source: Duluth News
> Tribune (1/18)
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> Port of Toledo cargo down for second year
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> Cargo traffic through the Port of Toledo declined for a second
> consecutive year in 2009, with steel and steel-related freight
> leading the 8.75 percent drop. Source: Toledo Blade (1/18)
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> Muskegon Area Chamber of Commerce urges public to join Asian carp
> fight
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> The Muskegon Area Chamber of Commerce is rallying those along the
> lakeshore to actively support the closing of the Illinois shipping
> locks to protect Lake Michigan from the Asian carp. Source: Muskegon
> Chronicle (1/17)
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> Wildlife federation challenges Wisconsin's ballast rules
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> A conservation group wants to take the State of Wisconsin to court
> over its new ballast discharge rules for overseas freighters visiting
> the Great Lakes.  Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1/17)
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> Mercury limits disregarded
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> Since 2004, the state has allowed 42 treatment facilities, power
> plants and factories to ignore federal limits on dumping mercury into
> lakes, rivers and streams. Source: The Columbus Dispatch (1/17)
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> Officials: Reduction in salmon stocking paying off
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> Michigan fisheries officials are seeing signs that a move to reduce
> the number of Chinook salmon released into Lake Michigan is improving
> the balance between the popular game fish and its prey. Source:
> Chicago Tribune (1/17)
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> Making waves
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> Michigan touts the Great Lakes as an economic asset, crucial to both
> transportation and recreation. But some port and coastal Great Lakes
> communities in the state figure they're being left high and dry when
> it comes to funding to support those roles.  Source: Monroe News
> (1/16)
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> Invasion of the bighead carp has Ontario scared
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> A Scarborough supermarket has been fined thousands of dollars after
> the province's Ministry of Natural Resources discovered the store was
> selling a live invasive fish.  Source: Toronto Star (1/16)
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> Supreme Court doesn't take action on Asian carp
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> The U.S. Supreme Court, which met Friday in a closed conference, took
> no action on the Michigan attorney general's request for an
> injunction to shut down Chicago-area locks to keep Asian carp out.
> Source: Detroit Free Press (1/15)
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> U.S. Coast Guard ice breaking efforts complete a busy operational
> week
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> Ninth Coast Guard District cutters concluded a busy week of ice
> breaking operations on the Great Lakes, Friday, with a majority of
> this week's operations occurring on the Lake St. Clair River system.
> Source: SooToday.com (1/15)
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