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What's New Where is the Spanish, and where is it going? The Mid-North Monitor (11/18) In 1972, Canada and the U.S. signed the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, committing to restore the "chemical, physical and biological integrity" of the Great Lakes basin ecosystem. A 1987 amendment added a provision to develop Remedial Action Plans such as the one used on the Spanish River. Feds set aside money for Great Lakes cleanup Rochester City Newspaper (11/18) There is no shortage of environmental problems with the Rochester Embayment, a recessed section of Lake Ontario that stretches from Parma to Webster. The Embayment is listed as a federal area of concern because of the negative effects of the water quality on fish and wildlife populations, the added cost of treating water for municipal use, and other issues. Chicago canal to be poisoned to stop Asian carp Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (11/13) Early next month, more than 200 people are expected to participate in a two-day, $1.5 million project to poison nearly 6 miles of canal just southwest of Chicago. The idea is for biologists to temporarily kill the river so a new electric fish barrier can be briefly shut down for maintenance. Panel criticizes report of site’s risk The Buffalo News (11/9) A review of risks posed by contamination at a former federal weapons site in Lewiston and Porter, N.Y., has been called "meaningless" and incomplete by a volunteer panel of area residents with technical expertise in the issues. Edmund Fitzgerald sinking inspires rescue attempt of historic ships Oshkosh Northwestern (11/9) The Arthur M. Anderson and 12 other steamships are in danger of being forced to permanent shore duty by a proposed clean-air rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that would limit high-sulfur emissions from ships. Part 1: A long history of dioxin delays The Environment Report (11/8) In 1981, Valdus Adamkus was appointed to a regional Environmental Protection Agency office. One of his jobs was to study dioxin pollution that got into the Great Lakes. His office compiled a report that said dioxin is a cancer risk, and that a Dow Chemical plant in Michigan was responsible for some dioxin pollution. Legislative Branch
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