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May 9, 2008
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In the News DEQ eyes plants to stabilize riverbanks The Saginaw News (5/8) Plans to clean up and contain dioxin along the Tittabawassee River include stabilizing areas of the riverbank in danger of falling into the water and spreading the contamination. Anglers urged to switch to lead-free tackle Star Tribune (5/8) As anglers in Minnesota prepare their gear for the Saturday fishing opener, state officials are asking that only lead-free tackle be used. EDITORIAL: Managing lakes calls for patience The Saginaw News (5/8) From Sebewaing to Saugatuck to Sault Ste. Marie, the question is always the same: Where did all the water go? COMMENTARY: ‘Wind farms in Northeast Ohio?’ Warren Tribune Chronicle (5/8) One of the problems for Ohio is that it doesn’t have goals for alternative energy as 21 other states have. That means Ohio needs to move forward faster if our officials want Ohio to become the Silicon Valley as promised. Manitowoc, marina plan to control gulls Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (5/8) Jack Culley, manager of the Manitowoc Marina, said gulls have yet to be a nuisance at his business this season. University to track emerging fish disease Minnesota Daily (5/8) A disease called Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia, known for causing hemorrhaging and death in fish, was discovered in the Great Lakes region for the first time in 2005. It's been steadily making its way toward Minnesota ever since, prompting the University to begin monitoring the disease. Aging systems releasing sewage into rivers, streams USA Today (5/8) America's aging sewer systems continue to dump human waste into rivers and streams, despite years of fines and penalties targeting publicly owned agencies responsible for sewage overflows, a Gannett News Service analysis shows. Ohio EPA orders Ashtabula to dispose of toxic soil Ashtabula Star Beacon (5/7) Ashtabula city officials will have to cough up about $192,500 to remove toxic soil off the bank of the Ashtabula River by July 31. Proposed changes in salmon, rod limits reel in mixed responses The Flint Journal (5/7) Michigan Steelheaders members are weighing in on new fishing regulations proposed by the state Department of Natural Resources -- but so far, opinions are mixed on whether changes in rod and salmon limits would help, hurt or make no difference to the Great Lakes fishery.
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