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March 2009
Disinfectants turn swimming pools into toxic brews
Environment News Service (3/31)

New Lake Erie Islands Ferry Service should be running by July
Cleveland Leader (3/31)

Duluth shipping season starts
Star Tribune (3/31)

Michigan lost 43,000 manufacturing jobs according to industrial directory
Fox Business (3/31)

EPA to test air near East Chicago, Gary schools
The Northwest Indiana Times (3/31)

Wolf off endangered list again
Superior Telegram (3/31)

Green challenges for Seaway at 50
The Montreal Gazette (3/31)

COMMENTARY: Wet America faces growing demand from Dry America
Duluth News Tribune (3/31)

County group shows residents ways to improve water quality
Sun News (3/31)

Oberstar legislation seeks second Great Lakes icebreaker
MarineLog (3/31)

Invasive species grow to 188 in Great Lakes
The Windsor Star (3/30)

Government turf battles contributed to delay in Fox River PCB cleanup
Green Bay Press-Gazette (3/30)

EDITORIAL: Michigan should let feds regulate wetlands
The Grand Rapids Press (3/30)

Obama signs public lands protection bill into law
Environmental News Service (3/30)

Commercial fishermen remember monster Asian carp
Chicago Tribune (3/30)

EPA head wants stricter emissions controls to improve air quality in major US port cities
Chicago Tribune (3/30)

New Berlin water plan doubted
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/30)

Most Great Lakes show higher water levels in March
The Detroit News (3/30)

SUNY ESF study: Migrating bird species range farther north in reaction to climate change
The Syracuse Post-Standard (3/29)

U.S. Steel confronts benzene leak into lake
Merrillville Post-Tribune (3/29)

Ice Boom: Amateur scientist says barrier hurts Niagara River
Niagara Gazette (3/29)

Recession dries up traffic in Port of Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/29)

St. Joseph River harbor dredging scheduled for spring
The Herald-Palladium (3/29)

Trumpeter swans making a comeback in Ontario
The Toronto Star (3/29)

Waukesha utility seeks to adjust rate structure to conserve water
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/29)

USS Oneida, first warship on the Great Lakes, was completed 200 years ago in Oswego
The Syracuse Post-Standard (3/28)

Barrier to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes almost complete
Chicago Tribune (3/27)

EDITORIAL: Protect our wetlands
Jackson Citizen Patriot (3/27)

Coal plant opponents, supporters question DEQ officials
The Bay City Times (3/27)

No agreement yet on plan for Whitehall Leather Co. site cleanup
Muskegon Chronicle (3/27)

Groups moving ahead on wind power projects
The Daily Telegram (3/27)

World Water Day focuses attention on water pollution, conservation issues
The Plain Dealer (3/27)

Drugs in fish: Pharmaceuticals found in fish caught near North Side sewage treatment plant in Chicago area
Chicago Tribune (3/26)

Back-to-back snowy winters help replenish Great Lakes
Green Bay Press-Gazette (3/26)

Marine sanctuary considered for area waters
Herald Times Reporter (3/26)

Rain causes sewer overflows in Duluth
Duluth News Tribune (3/26)

Lawsuit by a father in Indiana targets polluters
The Associated Press (3/26)

Online map will track air pollution
The Hamilton Spectator (3/26)

Soo Locks open, starting Great Lakes shipping season
Duluth News Tribune (3/26)

Magee Marsh one of top birding spots
The News-Messenger (3/26)

Steelhead activity rises with temps
Detroit Free Press (3/26)

EDITORIAL: Rocks on beach: rubble again mars Indiana lakefront
The News-Dispatch (3/26)

St. Lawrence Seaway boss predicts changes as water route turns 50
The Canadian Press (3/26)

Water worries shape local energy decisions
The Wall Street Journal (3/26)

EPA unveils three options for Saginaw dioxin cleanup
Michigan Messenger (3/25)

Fewer walleye allocated for Ohio fishermen
The Plain Dealer (3/25)

Chicago's Olympics team prepares for its big pitch
Chicago Tribune (3/25)

Congress votes 'yes' to sweeping public lands protection act
Environment News Service (3/25)

EPA halts dioxin talks with Dow Chemical -- again
The Saginaw News (3/25)

New data buoy could be located at mouth of Little Traverse Bay
Harbor Light Newspaper (3/25)

Excel agrees to pay $1.3 million to Wisconsin for clean-up investigation
Business North (3/25)

Commission to study Lake Erie algal blooms
NBC 24 (3/25)

Port Authority takes over operations of Oswego, international marinas
Oswego County Business Magazine (3/25)

Robins overwintering in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin State Journal (3/25)

Michigan cultivates a new industry: cranberries
The Detroit News (3/24)

Lead levels creep up in latest London tests
London Free Press (3/24)

COMMENTARY: Washington, Albany must remove all nuclear wastes
The Buffalo News (3/24)

Michigan tourism outlook darkens
The Detroit News (3/24)

Scientists: Less ice on Great Lakes during winter
The Plain Dealer (3/24)

COMMENTARY: Shipping unlocked
Detroit Free Press (3/24)

Port official welcomes plan for turbine assembly depot
The Toledo Blade (3/24)

Shipping season begins at Poe Lock
The Sault Star (3/24)

Historic Tug Boat Sinks in Duluth
WDIO-TV (3/24)

Ministry of Environment scientist slams Detroit River International Crossing team
The Windsor Star (3/24)

Report Reveals Ohio Has Promise in Renewable Energy
WCPN (3/24)

EPA warns of warming's threats
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/23)

Great Lakes ice cover shows climate change's existence -- and its complexity
The Plain Dealer (3/23)

Great Lakes Maritime Task Force reports progress in dredging crisis, but more needed
Business North (3/23)

Goose droppings might be raising bacteria levels in Northeast Ohio waterways
The Plain Dealer (3/23)

Officials rally at Milwaukee port before ballast water permit hearing
Superior Telegram (3/23)

Congress looks to green technologies for stormwater control
Environment News Service (3/23)

State's proposed ballast rules draw fire, praise
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/23)

Who should regulate wetlands?
The Saginaw News (3/23)

PCB cleanup on Lincoln Creek, Milwaukee River could begin next year
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/23)

DNR set to collect muskie eggs
Daily Telegram (3/23)

4 Michigan markets will lose daily newspapers, as ailing industry tries to cope
The New York Times (3/23)

COMMENTARY: Ecological concerns collide
Toledo Blade (3/22)

Marinette Marine yards busy, need more work
Green Bay Press-Gazette (3/22)

Help grant birds safe passage
The Ann Arbor News (3/21)

Despite residents' efforts, lake invaders prove hard to kill
Detroit Free Press (3/20)

Solar farm gets the green light
Northumberland News (3/20)

Contamination cover-up alleged in Benton Harbor lakefront golf-course plan
The Michigan Messenger (3/20)

The cost of bottled water
The London Free Press (3/20)

Study: Shipping goods on Great Lakes still the best way
The Muskegon Chronicle (3/20)

Why 200 acres, twice the size of current operations?
The Plain Dealer (3/20)

Sweep up that sand, but not into the gutter
Duluth News Tribune (3/19)

The buoys are back in town
The Port Huron Times-Herald (3/19)

Plan encourages development of water industries
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/19)

DNR to limit walleye production as VHS protection
The Flint Journal (3/19)

EPA official: Quicker pace for dioxin cleanup
The Boston Globe (3/19)

Harbor cleanup not likely to be in provincial budget
The London Free Press (3/19)

Great Lakes ignore global warming
Examiner.com (3/19)

Watch for Great Lakes invaders moving inland, group told
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/19)

Tourism promoters seek $90 million from feds
Business Review Western Michigan (3/18)

Will steel slump hurt Randle Reef cleanup?
The Hamilton Spectator (3/18)

Maine-based cutter heads to Duluth to help with ice-breaking
The Farmington Independent (3/18)

Lake water allocation requests moving forward
Lake County News-Sun (3/18)

Ag officials plan more spraying for gypsy moths
Minnesota Public Radio (3/18)

Perch, pickerel, bass return to Cootes after carp leave
The Hamilton Spectator (3/18)

For Wisconsin deer hunters, relationship with DNR includes love and hate
Wisconsin State Journal (3/18)

Indiana farm helps answer the world's growing appetite for seafood
Chicago Tribune (3/18)

Lift bridge to receive facelift through infrastructure funding
Burlington Post (3/18)

COMMENTARY: Security for wetlands
Detroit Free Press (3/18)

Scientists concerned about Great Lakes levels
The Associated Press (3/17)

Ship ready to break some ice
The Sault Star (3/17)

Growing interest in hemp project
Northumberland Today (3/17)

Lake Michigan shoreline: Sen. Dick Durbin, Mayor Richard Daley defend earmarks
Chicago Tribune (3/17)

Green power: Harvesting Great Lakes wind and water, Michigan's power plants venture into renewable energy
The Holland Sentinel (3/17)

Council seeks IMO standard for ballast water permits
Superior Telegram (3/17)

Wisconsin beating Michigan, Muskegon to clean energy punch
Muskegon Chronicle (3/17)

Down economy worries cross-lake ferry operators
Muskegon Chronicle (3/17)

Ohio may institute 'thin ice' warnings for anglers
The Associated Press (3/17)

Judge dismisses VHS ballast case against federal government
Duluth News Tribune (3/16)

Slow shipping season may leave some lakers high and dry
Duluth News Tribune (3/16)

More ships have ballast tanks inspected
The Cornwall Standard Freeholder (3/16)

EDITORIAL: Keep wetlands protection in Michigan hands
Detroit Free Press (3/16)

Doyle proposes tougher controls on Great Lakes water quality
Madison Capital Times (3/16)

Ex-governor Milliken opposes dismantling Michigan's wetlands program
The Associated Press (3/16)

St. Lawrence Seaway to open nine days later, shipping to get slow start
Wisconsin Public Radio (3/16)

Bill authorizes Great Lakes toxic clean-up
Petoskey News-Review (3/16)

Objection filed against SEWRPC water study
The Milwaukee Business Journal (3/16)

First Nation communities take a green step forward
Indian Country Today (3/16)

Proposed Hobart sewage treatment plant gets new hearing
Merrillville Post-Tribune (3/16)

Legislating a greener Ontario
Bancroft This Week (3/16)

Congress approves funds for invasive species prevention
MSNBC (3/15)

Wind is at the back of West Michigan's fledgling renewable energy industry
The Grand Rapids Press (3/15)

Gray wolf measure divides administration, Democrats
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/14)

State mulls phosphorus near-ban in dish soap, fertilizer
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (3/14)

COMMENTARY: U.S. must act now to end Great Lakes invasions
Duluth News Tribune (3/14)

Special status eyed for St. Louis River Estuary
Superior Telegram (3/13)

Michigan DNR wants list of biodiverse habitats
Traverse City Record-Eagle (3/13)

Ontario stalling on London water projects, official says
The London Free Press (3/13)

Fixed prices proposed for green-energy projects
The Toronto Star (3/13)

Measure brings Seaway $17m
Watertown Daily Times (3/13)

Fed study says tests show beach safe despite asbestos
Chicago Sun-Times (3/12)

COMMENTARY: State shouldn't ignore green power of nuclear
The Detroit News (3/12)

New pollution control plant pumps up the volume
Northumberland Today (3/12)

EDITORIAL: State parks need help fixing what nature has broken
The Bay City Times (3/12)

Chicago river walk extension keeps rolling along
Chicago Tribune (3/12)

Oberstar's $14 billion bill to clean water passes House
Star Tribune (3/12)

Ballast water research center gets federal funding
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/12)

COMMENTARY: Proposed vessel permit language raises concerns
Superior Telegram (3/12)

COMMENTARY: Our pollution problem is bad, but it can get worse
Kalamazoo Gazette (3/12)

Stimulus money goes underground
Detroit Free Press (3/12)

Nuclear waste has no place to go
Chicago Tribune (3/11)

Outdoors council recommends preserving northern Minnesota forests
Duluth News Tribune (3/11)

Groups file opposition to Fermi 3
The Monroe Evening News (3/11)

Federal dollars head to northern Wisconsin
Superior Telegram (3/11)

Dredging of Michigan harbors set to begin next month after Obama signs bill
The Grand Rapids Press (3/11)

Rockford Construction joins with Spanish company to help develop wind farms
The Grand Rapids Press (3/11)

Conflicting ballast rules confuse Great Lakes shipping agents
Duluth News Tribune (3/10)

Missing bumblebee creates a big buzz
Ottawa Citizen (3/10)

$31M sewage plant on track
The Windsor Star (3/10)

Another ferry idea sails into Port Stanley harbour
The London Free Press (3/10)

COMMENTARY: Does the environment trump the economy?
The Guelph Mercury (3/10)

EDITORIAL: Delist the wolf
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (3/10)

Gray wolf no longer considered endangered
The Minnesota Daily (3/10)

A hole in Huron
The Columbus Dispatch (3/10)

Battle against invasives goes pink
The Superior Daily Telegram (3/10)

Michigan fisheries to limit walleye production
The Associated Press (3/10)

Consumers seeking OK for bat study tower
Ludington Daily News (3/10)

Ajax wants special status for waterfront
Durham Region News (3/10)

Saginaw City Council to consider plans for water treatment plant
The Saginaw News (3/9)

Farmers consider saving energy by harvesting the wind
The Syracuse Post-Standard (3/9)

Detroit makes fresh pitch to keep selling water to Genesee County
The Flint Journal (3/9)

The energy use of bottled water
The Environment Report (3/9)

Lake Michigan forage, stocking plan concern anglers
Wisconsin State Journal (3/9)

Landfill gas proposal gets preliminary OK
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/9)

Asian carp pose conundrum for lawmakers
Galesburg Register-Mail (3/9)

Wolf endangered species decision in state's hands
Wausau Daily Herald (3/8)

Group envisions infrastructure for water technology, research hub
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/8)

COMMENTARY: Eagles not only critter on rise again in Ohio
The Columbus Dispatch (3/8)

Problems with Pennsylvania water wells runs deep
Valley News Dispatch (3/8)

Study will show where the wolves roam near Duluth
Duluth News Tribune (3/8)

EPA halts dioxin talks with Dow Chemical -- again
The Saginaw News (3/7)

Group prepares nest boxes for wood ducks
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/7)

The national fish hatchery in Antrim County received more than $2 million in stimulus money
ConnectMidMichigan (3/7)

Economy puts pinch on maritime industry
The Port Huron Times-Herald (3/7)

Great Lakes Water Compact advisory committee begins writing rules on industrial use
The Plain Dealer (3/6)

City sees bright future for lighthouse
Chicago Tribune (3/6)

EDITORIAL: Waterfront sees progress
The Buffalo News (3/6)

EDITORIAL: Fishing for ways to protect Lake Michigan
Kalamazoo Gazette (3/6)

City water OK
The Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal (3/6)

EDITORIAL: Obama gives Lakes a chance
Traverse City Record-Eagle (3/6)

Waukesha water-saving winners share conservation tips
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/6)

COMMENTARY: Other Voices: State oversight of wetlands is best
Ann Arbor News (3/6)

UMD’s Large Lakes Observatory receives environmental grant
Duluth News Tribune (3/5)

Cold, wet winter puts a smile into Great Lakes summer
The Bay City Times (3/5)

COMMENTARY: Flushing away valuable energy
Toronto Sun (3/5)

EDITORIAL: Lakewalk needs footpath, and it's now or never
Duluth News Tribune (3/5)

House panel approves nearly $15B for sewers, Great Lakes
The New York Times (3/5)

Four additions made to Ontario's endangered species list
Napanee Guide (3/5)

County leaders take close look at wind power
Warsaw Times-Union (3/5)

Feds' proposed expansion of lynx habitat includes several Minnesota counties
MinnPost (3/5)

Judge OKs lease of state land for UP mine
The Associated Press (3/5)

Great Lakes defenders see hope in Obama
North Country Public Radio (3/4)

Duluth council gets proposal to keep sewage out of Lake Superior
Duluth News Tribune (3/4)

Dow, EPA team to clean Saginaw Township park of dioxin
The Saginaw News (3/4)

York remains at forefront of protecting drinking water sources
The King Township Sentinel (3/4)

EDITORIAL: Feds needed to step up to combat Great Lakes critters
Duluth News Tribune (3/4)

Cash-strapped Mich. might hand wetlands permitting back to U.S.
The New York Times (3/4)

Muskegon Lake restoration could benefit from stimulus package
The Muskegon Chronicle (3/4)

Keep DNR secretary in Cabinet, Doyle now urges
Wisconsin State Journal (3/4)

Pere Marquette River lamprey barrier on reduced schedule
Ludington Daily News (3/4)

Wind energy event talks up offshore power in Great Lakes
WWJ Radio (3/4)

Chicago Olympics bid promises global water action
OneWorld US (3/4)

EDITORIAL: Taking a new route
Battle Creek Enquirer (3/4)

Wisconsin Sokaogon-Chippewa leader calls for road improvements
News From Indian Country (3/3)

Commissioner says safety net for at-risk species could be better
The Sudbury Star (3/3)

COMMENTARY: Paying for our parks
Battle Creek Enquirer (3/3)

Wind turbine development ban rejected by council
The Windsor Star (3/3)

Uncertainty clouds plan to extract biofuel from Michigan’s forests
Michigan Messenger (3/3)

Lake water quality improving statewide, but still work to be done in Muskegon area
The Muskegon Chronicle (3/3)

Top wind-turbine firms: U.S. parts makers needed
Detroit Free Press (3/3)

Waukesha agrees to $55,000 penalty for missing deadline on radium
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/3)

Reopening state parks tops new DNR director’s long list
The State Journal-Register (3/3)

'We can grow our economy and preserve the environment,' Obama says at Interior
The New York Times (3/3)

DNR to track golden eagles through Wis., Minn.
Star Tribune (3/3)

Dow Chemical, landowners collide in Michigan court
MSNBC (3/3)

Tribes to follow mercury in fish in light of MPCA report
91.3 KUWS (3/2)

Indiana's sewer, water plants to get $122 million
MSNBC (3/2)

US Coast Guard cutter keeps Mich. waters clear
Chicago Tribune (3/2)

FirstEnergy under fire for Lake Erie fish kills
Akron Beacon Journal (3/2)

The evolution of protectionism
MSNBC (3/2)

Rough waters for lakes ships
The Detroit News (3/2)

COMMENTARY: Obama initiative buoys Great Lakes supporters
The Toledo Blade (3/2)

Wind conference generates big buzz
The Detroit News (3/2)

Healthy fish, insects show Cuyahoga River also much healthier
The Plain Dealer (3/2)

Dogs get most of the blame, but birds create far more waste on our waterfront
Toronto Sun (3/2)

GVSU's water research institute focuses on global warming
Muskegon Chronicle (3/2)

Chicago Maritime Festival reunites enthusiasts
Chicago Tribune (3/1)

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