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February 2009
COMMENTARY: Why I'm not lining up for stimulus handouts
Wall Street Journal (2/28)

Patchwork ballast rules emerging to battle invaders
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/28)

Choppy waters on a great lake
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/28)

Deal to buy Denison dunes to miss deadline, but negotiations continue
The Grand Rapids Press (2/28)

Port could benefit from Seaway links
The Chronicle-Herald (2/28)

Bankruptcy brings cleanup of Kalamazoo River nearly to a halt
Kalamazoo Gazette (2/27)

Great Lakes fishermen less contaminated than a decade ago
Environmental Health News (2/26)

Port Stanley residents unload criticism on Transport Canada
The London Free Press (2/26)

COMMENTARY: Wind farms can energize Minnesota's economy -- and policy changes would help
MinnPost (2/26)

Birds of prey test wings under watchful eyes in Ontario
The London Free Press (2/26)

Tax credits help fuel interest in alternative energies
Green Bay Press-Gazette (2/26)

Planners propose retrofitting old gypsum tramway for wind turbines on Lake Huron
The Bay City News (2/26)

Obama proposes $475M for Great Lakes restoration
Chicago Tribune (2/26)

It's official: Closed Illinois parks to reopen
Chicago Sun-Times (2/26)

Unlock harbor funds, lakes panel says
The Press (2/26)

What does the Great Lakes Compact mean for water conservation?
The Bay View Compass (2/26)

Setting ‘green’ goals
The New York Times (2/26)

COMMENTARY: Passage of Minn. Safe Mines Bill would protect the waters of Lake County and Lake Superior
Lake County News-Chronicle (2/26)

First Lady talks about pollution and climate change at the E.P.A
The New York Times (2/26)

Illinois DNR and Ducks Unlimited partnership
WEEK-TV (2/26)

Freshwater wind farms for the Great Lakes?
The New York Times (2/25)

EDITORIAL: State right to set tough rules on invasives
The Sheboygan Press (2/25)

EPA gives Ottawa River update
The Toledo Blade (2/25)

The Detroit River's recovery
The Windsor Star (2/25)

Service awards funds to fish and wildlife restoration in the Great Lakes
Port Clinton News Herald (2/25)

Wisconsin Assembly pushes to ban phosphorus in fertilizers
Leader-Telegram (2/25)

Michigan DEQ: Power plants must explore coal alternatives
Detroit Free Press (2/25)

EPA chief promises attention to Great Lakes
Chicago Tribune (2/24)

Grand Traverse Bay's E. coli levels OK
Traverse City Record-Eagle (2/24)

Volunteers come to rescue of wildlife, wetlands
The Beacon News (2/24)

Industry applauds Ontario's green-energy plan
The Toronto Star (2/24)

EPA chief open to tougher policy on invasive species
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/24)

Gobies up, alewives down in Lake Michigan
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/24)

Odd Life Found in Great Lakes
Live Science (2/24)

Die phragmites, die
The Bay City Times (2/24)

Proposed Wisconsin ballast water permit open for public comment
Superior Telegram (2/24)

16 Michigan cities to share funds for water improvement projects
The Detroit News (2/24)

EPA aims to buoy fish numbers
The Toledo Blade (2/23)

Harbour surfaces as toxic hotspot
The London Free Press (2/23)

New Berlin nearly ready to use Lake Michigan water outside basin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/23)

Ontario sewage upgrades to cost $648M
Waterloo Record (2/23)

Docked in Duluth: Summer Great Lakes cruises to originate in Twin Ports
Duluth News Tribune (2/23)

25,000 miles of navigable waterways seen as efficient alternative to truck-clogged US highways
Hartford Courant (2/22)

Chicago promising greenest Olympics in 2016 bid
Chicago Tribune (2/22)

A rising tide targets the Moses
The Buffalo News (2/22)

Wisconsin water utility seeks stimulus aid for water, sewer improvements
Kenosha News (2/22)

Mussels destroying link in Lake Michigan food web
Petoskey News-Review (2/21)

Province to fast-track wind turbine projects
The Toronto Star (2/21)

Lake levels in Michigan continue to rise
The Detroit News (2/21)

Great Lakes scourge infects West
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/21)

Round gobies unfortunately established in Great Lakes
The Herald-Palladium (2/20)

New York DEC seeks public input on management of Lake Ontario fisheries
The Post-Standard (2/20)

U. S. plan could improve Canadian waters
The Cornwall Standard Freeholder (2/20)

Obama and the Canadians: Upbeat in Ottawa
TIME (2/20)

COMMENTARY: Water for thought
The Buffalo News (2/20)

Economy means growing pains for 50-year-old Seaway
The Cornwall Standard Freeholder (2/20)

Wisconsin proposes tough new Great Lakes ballast rules
Chicago Tribune (2/20)

COMMENTARY: Great Lakes Compact helps, but we have key role in protecting water
Muncie Free Press (2/20)

Winter maintenance: how the St. Lawrence Seaway stays on track
News 10 Now New York (2/20)

District reports progress of watershed projects
Huron Daily Tribune (2/20)

EDITORIAL: Obama visit short but significant
The Record (2/19)

McGuinty urges leaders to focus on open border
The Toronto Star (2/19)

Local chamber pushing Great Lakes economic plan
Muskegon Chronicle (2/19)

Geologists check up on Erie erosion
The News-Herald (2/19)

Harbor commission discusses weed problem, and solution
Observer (2/19)

Great Lakes Day
WTOL TV (2/19)

How does the lake effect work?
Cleveland Weather Examiner (2/19)

Mission accomplished
Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (2/19)

EDITORIAL: Improve lakes, trade and border crossing
Detroit Free Press (2/19)

Mercury rising in Minnesota fish
Duluth News Tribune (2/18)

EPA may reverse Bush, limit carbon emissions from coal-fired plants
The Washington Post (2/18)

Consumers Energy floats dam solution
Oscoda Press (2/18)

EDITORIAL: Resolve UP mine issues, then OK mill
Detroit Free Press (2/18)

Water needs may provide impetus for change
Observer Today (2/18)

Mussels destroying link in Lake Michigan food web
Star Tribune (2/18)

Kalamazoo Valley Community College becomes wind-power training hub
Business Review Western Michigan (2/18)

Lake Ontario rising, so are high water concerns
NBC News 10 (2/18)

Cash flowing to water projects
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/18)

Lab-on-a-chip the latest weapon against pollution
Environment News Service (2/18)

Local breakdown of stimulus package
NBC News 10 (2/18)

Natural History m useum offers to help conserve Walnut Beach dunes
Star Beacon (2/18)

West Side access to Lake Michigan is part of the 'Marquette Plan'
The News-Dispatch (2/18)

Invasive species threaten Erie life
The Columbus Dispatch (2/17)

Cramahe set to grow with sewage expansion
Northumberland Today (2/17)

COMMENTARY: Action being taken to clean up the river
The Cornwall Standard Freeholder (2/17)

EDITORIAL: Lighthouse's future up to community
The Port Huron Times-Herald (2/17)

Wetlands shrinking along East, Gulf coasts, report suggests
Centre Daily Times (2/17)

Yet another 'footprint' to worry about: water
The Wall Street Journal (2/17)

France claims historic Great Lakes wreck
The Gazette (2/17)

Ontario lags in race to turn grids clean, green
The Toronto Star (2/16)

Senate panel endorses revised water quality bill
Chicago Tribune (2/16)

Leave it to beaver to prove river cleaner
Detroit Free Press (2/16)

Generating controversy
Toronto Sun (2/16)

Study says Great Lakes don't have enough water to satisfy growing North American thirst
The Plain Dealer (2/16)

Marinette hopes for Navy contract
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/16)

Uncovered bones are a hot find from the Ice Age
Star Tribune (2/16)

Attend public meeting about bay dredging
The News-Messenger (2/16)

Olympics bid at virtual gallop
Lake County News-Sun (2/16)

Law could boost Lake Michigan beach algae
Merriville Post-Tribune (2/15)

Volunteers sought to monitor changing climate
The Pottstown Mercury (2/15)

Great Lakes shippers touting their green side
The Toledo Blade (2/14)

Saving jobs and the environment
The St. Catharines Standard (2/14)

2008 was good, but is a slide coming for Duluth tourism?
Duluth News Tribune (2/14)

EDITORIAL: North and south must focus on Great Lakes
The London Free Press (2/14)

Groups press for environmental talks during Obama’s Canada trip
Duluth News Tribune (2/13)

Great Lakes Energy Development Task Force tracks Lake Erie ice movements
The Plain Dealer (2/13)

Lake parks get aid for riverfront purchase
The News-Herald (2/13)

Water expert warns residents near Fennville's Birds Eye plant not to drink well water
The Grand Rapids Press (2/13)

Stimulus bill: $1.45B for Great Lakes wastewater
Chicago Tribune (2/13)

NASA Glenn working on project to power fuel cell electric bus with hydrogen from Lake Erie
The Plain Dealer (2/13)

Ohio's estimated stimulus money would cover only ready-to-go water, sewer projects
The Plain Dealer (2/12)

Great Lakes cleanups hampered by economic woes, bureaucratic hurdles
Environmental Health News (2/12)

Quebec's plan gets top marks
The London Free Press (2/12)

Ex-EPA official worried about Michigan dioxin cleanup
Detroit Free Press (2/12)

Beach litter is sometimes just a toy
Merrillville Post-Tribune (2/12)

Feral swine will eat just about anything
Dayton Daily News (2/12)

No-wake bill expected to protect shorelines, make lakes safer
The Superior Daily Telegram (2/12)

Shallow water at harbor slows service
The Herald-Palladium (2/12)

Hearings set for Kankakee area wind farm plan
The Daily Journal (2/12)

Bald eagle nest spotted in Butler Co.
The Cincinnati Enquirer (2/12)

Great Lakes not enough to quench water shortage: Report
The Montreal Gazette (2/12)

Great Lakes Bay Region's economic development groups forge solar partnership
The Saginaw News (2/12)

Winds of change
The Columbus Dispatch (2/11)

Oberstar guides new transportation bill
Business North (2/11)

Community wind projects can work in Sullivan, say advocates
Mid-Hudson News (2/11)

Premier urges Ottawa to clean up harbor
London Free Press (2/11)

Birds staying here longer
The Saginaw News (2/11)

Frankfort eyes Oak Lawn water line
The Herald News (2/11)

State issues wind farm guidelines
The Daily News Online (2/11)

Ogden Dunes residents want Burns Waterway sediment retested
The Munster Times (2/11)

Liberty Township island and wetlands donated as nature preserve
Chesterton Tribune (2/11)

Marina to be dredged again
The News-Dispatch (2/11)

Catching the wind
The Montreal Gazette (2/10)

Dingell balances cars, environment
The Detroit News (2/10)

New Lenox urges stimulus money for lake water system
Southtown Star (2/10)

More wind turbines expected
Muskegon Chronicle (2/10)

Island of the owls
The Peterborough Examiner (2/10)

Session to let public air Canal Side views
The Buffalo News (2/10)

Obama, Harper urged to update Great Lakes agreement
The Hamilton Spectator (2/10)

COMMENTARY: MSU report: Use old factory sites for wind, solar energy
The Bay City Times (2/10)

Black snow: pollution seeps into water system
WISN 12 TV (2/10)

Economic stimulus could get ships moving in Duluth
KARE 11 (2/10)

Levels of pollution in Black River dropping, ecologists say
The Morning Journal (2/9)

COMMENTARY: MPCA misleading public about Lake Superior barrels
Duluth News Tribune (2/9)

Oil sludge spills into Des Plaines River
Chicago Tribune (2/9)

Coast Guard ice breakers not a factor in ice floe
Port Clinton News Herald (2/9)

Ohio rescuers advocate fines for stranded anglers
The Associated Press (2/9)

EDITORIAL: Maintain state oversight over wetlands
Detroit Free Press (2/9)

USCG's Katmai Bay breaks ice in river
Grand Haven tribune (2/8)

Wind power wafts hope into Monroe County
The Toledo Blade (2/8)

Slip-up by the Minnesota DNR allowed fish virus into state
St. Paul Pioneer Press (2/8)

COMMENTARY: Time comes to dredge up past neglect
The Toledo Blade (2/8)

Oak Lawn jockeying for share of stimulus to overhaul water system
Southtown Star (2/8)

Underwater stones puzzle archeologists
Chicago Tribune (2/8)

COMMENTARY: The objective is simple: restore our lighthouse
The Port Huron Times-Herald (2/8)

Environmental officials hope for walleye rebound
The News-Messenger (2/8)

EDITORIAL: State trust funds’ delay complicates purchase
The Holland Sentinel (2/7)

Allied owner says no to river cleanup
Kalamazoo Gazette (2/7)

Illinois DNR leadership shifts
Kankakee Daily Journal (2/6)

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District says new fee comes at a bad time for homeowners, but is necessary
The Plain Dealer (2/6)

EDITORIAL: Keep it local
Manitowac Herald Times Reporter (2/6)

COMMENTARY: Wind energy deserves our serious consideration
News/Talk 760 WJR (2/6)

Panel to study windmills on the Great Lakes
The Detroit News (2/6)

Future of Ft. Sheridan golf course site debated
Chicago Tribune (2/5)

E-mails to DNR show two sides of pumping debate
Sauk Prairie Eagle (2/5)

Great Lakes Towers gets ready to build wind turbines
Metromode (2/5)

Quick freeze puts fish on ice
The Kingston Whig-Standard (2/5)

Environmental group says ballast water laws must be strengthened by feds
The Press (2/5)

Governor's order to delay Hampton Township power plant plans
The Bay City Times (2/5)

Lake Co. forest board to formalize a green policy
Chicago Daily Herald (2/5)

Keeping the beach open
The News-Dispatch (2/5)

Mishicot residents asked to run water 24/7
Manitowac Herald Times Reporter (2/5)

New power to the people
The Saginaw News (2/4)

NCC wants to help care for Ottawa River
Ottawa Citizen (2/4)

Fansteel site detox completed
Lake County News Sun (2/4)

New water projects slated for spring
The London Free Press (2/4)

EDITORIAL: Lorain County's enthusiasm for wind energy keeps growing
The Morning Journal (2/4)

Harbor group may launch at last
The Commercial Record (2/4)

Board delays approving grant for Saugatuck dunes
Grand Rapids News (2/4)

Wisconsin farmers double their profits
Chicago Sun-Times (2/4)

Fish from area lakes show no signs of virus
The Spinal Column Newsweekly (2/4)

Governor to relinquish state protection of wetlands
Petoskey News-Review (2/3)

Herring gulls face trans-fat troubles
The Globe and Mail (2/3)

Meeting to focus on beach water quality
The News-Dispatch (2/3)

Wind power coming to Monroe
Monroe News (2/3)

Chasing rare birds is risky business
The Plain Dealer (2/3)

$150M projects on tap at last
The London Free Press (2/3)

Experts largely complimentary at wind farms public meeting
Trenton Trentonian (2/3)

Officials: Trust fund could be crucial
Traverse City Record-Eagle (2/3)

Halt privatization of shoreline: citizens
The Barrie Examiner (2/3)

Minnesota volunteer experts testify at Senate hearing on lakes and rivers
Northland Press (2/3)

‘Bula’s winds could be harnessed
The Ashtabula Star Beacon (2/3)

PA to appeal Commonwealth Court mercury decision
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (2/3)

McGuinty sees jobs in renewable energy expansion
CTV (2/3)

Stimulus money to save water?
The Environment Report (2/2)

Agenda item calls for council to look at Sunnyside of the sheet
The Globe and Mail (2/2)

Shipping industry runs short of young mariners
The Washington Post (2/2)

Falling ice a peril at wind farms
The Toronto Star (2/2)

Interview: Keeping alien invaders out
The Environment Report (2/2)

City wrestles with issue of dredge spoils disposal
The Ithaca Journal (2/2)

Public employees warn Obama about Dow dioxin cleanup deal
The Michigan Messenger (2/2)

U study: Corn ethanol no better than gas
Star Tribune (2/2)

Ohioans seek slice of the stimulus pie
The Washington Post (2/2)

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