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October 2007
South's drought could make jobs flow here
The Muskegon Chronicle (10/31)

Wisconsin anglers must be aware of new rules in place to stop VHS
The Capital Times (10/31)

Foreign fish could eat up local economy
Medill Reports (10/31)

Earth Voyager seeks local home
The Port Huron Times-Herald (10/31)

Ohio EPA reinstates permit changes for FDS coke plant on Maumee Bay
The Toledo Blade (10/31)

Lake ice time is melting away, and taking winter sports with it
BusinessNorth (10/31)

Bill could prohibit public pier jumping on Great Lakes
Grand Haven Tribune (10/31)

COMMENTARY: We have water, water everywhere
Niagara Gazette (10/31)

Scientists: Humans are greatest threat to Lake Superior
Ironwood Daily Globe (10/31)

Experts: Flushing prescription drugs is hurting fish populations
Business North (10/30)

Feds study area rivers, effect on Erie ecology
The Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette (10/30)

EDITORIAL: Don't deep-six the carp barrier
Detroit Free Press (10/30)

Recent rains lead to higher Lake Superior water levels
Duluth News Tribune (10/30)

Power plants are focus of drive to cut mercury
USA Today (10/30)

Fish detectives
The Columbus Dispatch (10/30)

Lake Superior called 'early victim of climate change'
Star Tribune (10/30)

Wisconsin officials urge action on Great Lakes water withdrawals
The Racine Journal Times (10/30)

Illinois EPA sues over toxic-chemical leaks in Pettibone Creek
Chicago Tribune (10/29)

Greenhouse gas rising faster than expected
The Environment Report (10/29)

Whose Falls is it, anyway?
The Globe and Mail (10/29)

U of Minn. study looks to make carp less common
Star Tribune (10/29)

Superior still a great lake, but it's under threat
Minnesota Public Radio (10/29)

Invasion
The London Free Press (10/29)

Whose falls is it, anyway?
The Globe and Mail (10/29)

Great Lakes key front in water wars
Chicago Tribune (10/28)

Republicans unveil Green Michigan Initiative
The Holland Sentinel (10/28)

Michigan leaders push U.S. for fix in St. Clair River
Detroit Free Press (10/28)

Clean water goals fall short
The Indianapolis Star (10/28)

Bill could prohibit public pier jumping on Great Lakes
Chicago Tribune (10/28)

COMMENTARY: Don't hang 'for sale' sign on our lakes
The Toledo Blade (10/28)

St. Clair River part of wider look at lakes
Detroit Free Press (10/28)

COMMENTARY: Come to the great, safer state
Detroit Free Press (10/28)

COMMENTARY: Control the spigot while we can
Booth Newspapers (10/28)

COMMENTARY: Ethanol not the cure-all some believe
The Mankato Free Press (10/27)

States eye lakes water management
Merrillville Post-Tribune (10/26)

Lake areas labeled 'critical habitats'
The Chippewa Herald (10/26)

Massive bird die-off tied to invasive snail
Winona Daily News (10/26)

Wisconsin gains 28th shipwreck on historic registry
Chicago Tribune (10/26)

COMMENTARY: Rebuild Michigan with clean energy
The Detroit Free Press (10/26)

Daley denies 'sweetheart deal' for park site
Chicago Tribune (10/26)

Board OKs interim rules against fish-killing virus
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/26)

EDITORIAL: Too many cormorants?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/26)

Natural gas terminal near Québec City approved
The Globe and Mail (10/25)

Ethanol fuels corn demand
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/25)

Officials discuss Niagara River cleanup
Niagara Gazette (10/25)

State representative promotes alternative energy bill
Canal Winchester This Week (10/25)

Earth hurtling towards dangerous environmental "tipping point", UN report warns
The Windsor Star (10/25)

Tugboat will go back to work in Twin Ports
Duluth News-Tribune (10/25)

Great Lakes Compact renews green efforts in Michigan
MiTechNews.com (10/25)

Water resource officials protest Minnesota economic disclosure law
St. Paul Pioneer Press (10/24)

No quick solution to algae problem, says Pearson
The Lucknow Sentinel (10/24)

Politics and the Great Lakes
Escanaba Daily Press (10/24)

EDITORIAL: Southwesterner tells us why we need Great Lakes Compact
The Bay City Times (10/24)

Cutter Mackinaw goes hunting for lake buoys
Cheboygan Daily Tribune (10/24)

PM expected to unveil marine conservation area
The Toronto Star (10/24)

Griffon mystery runs deep
Grand Traverse Herald (10/24)

New England calls on EPA to cut Midwest mercury pollution
The Boston Globe (10/24)

WDNR pushing for permanent rules to stop fish virus' spread
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/23)

First Nations want a stop to building permits for subdivision
Owen Sound Sun Times (10/23)

As water levels near record lows, fears of dried-up wells and problems delivering lake freight are a rising concern
The Kingston Whig-Standard (10/23)

Inch by inch, Great Lakes shrink, and cargo carriers face losses
The New York Times (10/22)

Ethanol plant worries Ohio lake's neighbors
The Plain Dealer (10/22)

How safe is Chicago's water?
Chicago Sun-Times (10/22)

Watching artificial wetlands
The Environment Report (10/22)

COMMENTARY: Congress should fortify the Clean Water Act
Detroit Free Press (10/22)

Erie Canal recovers from last year's dismal boating season
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (10/22)

COMMENTARY: Clean Water Act is under attack
Rochester Post-Bulletin (10/22)

EDITORIAL: MI should head off would-be lake looters
The Ann Arbor News (10/22)

Asian carp instead of salmon?
Ludington Daily News (10/22)

Rain washes out 107-year-old record, but is the drought over?
Star Tribune (10/21)

EPA still unsure on lake polluters
Merrillville Post-Tribune (10/21)

The future is drying up
The New York Times Magazine (10/21)

WDNR targets island birds
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/21)

Public forum focuses on Great Lakes issues
Green Bay Press-Gazette (10/21)

Bowling Green looks to coal power despite 'green' practices
The Toledo Blade (10/21)

Change, from the roof on down
Traverse City Record-Eagle (10/21)

Bear completes swim, sleeps on dunes
Detroit Free Press (10/21)

Lye expected to reduce lead in water
The London Free Press (10/20)

COMMENTARY: A bruising fight in rough water
The New York Times (10/20)

Group investigating water loss in Great Lakes
The Globe and Mail (10/19)

COMMENTARY: Government too late with ban on carp
The Port Huron Times-Herald (10/19)

EPA finds problems with mill permit
The Indianapolis Star (10/19)

Drain hole theory explored
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/19)

Exotics are biggest threat to Lakeshore
Leelanau Enterprise (10/19)

Interstate shipping banned for 'injurious' black carp
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/19)

Wave watchers soak in the fun
Duluth News Tribune (10/19)

COMMENTARY: Protect clean water with a trust fund
Detroit Free Press (10/18)

Pressure builds for hearing on U.S. Steel permit
Chicago Tribune (10/18)

Tories vow lakes cleanup
The Toronto Star (10/18)

Parkland swap hits U.S. snag
Detroit Free Press (10/18)

Public meetings will tackle cormorant population plan
Green Bay Press-Gazette (10/18)

Smoking snuffed at Chicago beaches
Chicago Tribune (10/18)

Sewage pump fails; lake safe
Lake County News-Sun (10/18)

Illinois museum to unveil web site about I&M Canal
Lemont Reporter (10/18)

Development limit loophole threatens lake, advocates say
The Toronto Star (10/17)

Firm had violations before chemical spill
Detroit Free Press (10/17)

Beach woes blamed on birds
The Macomb Daily (10/17)

Duluth conference to draw Lake Superior experts
Duluth News Tribune (10/17)

Park district to vote on beach smoking ban
Chicago Public Radio (10/17)

COMMENTARY: Water as a weapon
The New York Sun (10/17)

Agreement long time coming
The Escanaba Daily Press (10/17)

Mega-water plan boosted
The London Free Press (10/16)

EDITORIAL: Get serious about the Great Lakes
The Sheboygan Press (10/16)

Nature blooms in industrial zone
Merrillville Post-Tribune (10/16)

USS open to permit changes
Merrillville Post-Tribune (10/16)

NCDC: Drought spread through US in Sept.
The Associated Press (10/16)

Canadian Government shifts focus from Kyoto to clean waterways
Canadian News Channel CTV (10/16)

COMMENTARY: Who should shake state out of rut?
Detroit Free Press (10/16)

Not-so-Great Lakes have sprung a leak
Maclean's (10/15)

Your drugs in your water
The Environment Report (10/15)

Richardson changes tune about tapping Great Lakes for dry West
Detroit Free Press (10/15)

Clean Water violation report is misleading, power plant officials say
Grand Haven Tribune (10/15)

Bill would require publicizing sewage overflows
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/15)

Irondequoit Bay water level
WHEC-Rochester (10/15)

Misery blooms among lotuses
Detroit Free Press (10/14)

International effort on water quality will examine Lake Ontario
The Ajax News Advertiser (10/14)

The pest of the West
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/14)

Buried treasure
Detroit Free Press (10/14)

Numbers don’t tell whole story
The Buffalo News (10/14)

Law complicates minnow trapping
Leelanau Enterprise (10/14)

Autumn color hitting its peak in the U.P.
The Escabana Daily Press (10/13)

NYDEC proposal would protect 5,800-acre site
The Syracuse Post-Standard (10/13)

Look back: Creating the Lake Superior Water Trail
WCCO-TV Minneapolis (10/13)

Indiana seeks to ease rules for lake polluter
Chicago Tribune (10/12)

Dow Chemical to tackle dioxins
The Detroit Free Press (10/12)

Ohio tops list for clean-water violations, Environment Ohio reports
The Plain Dealer (10/12)

29-pound carp pulled from Lake Pepin causes concern
Minneapolis Star Tribune (10/12)

Group says 8 facilities violated Clean Water Act
The Grand Rapids Press (10/12)

Steel plant's final permit in place
Duluth News Tribune (10/12)

EDITORIAL: Hands off our H2O
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/12)

Who pulled the plug on Lake Superior?
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (10/12)

Michigan should share water, N.M. governor says
Detroit Free Press (10/11)

N.Y. county commercial pesticide use falls
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (10/11)

Cleveland port wants in on container shipping
The Plain Dealer (10/11)

N.Y. governor sets his sights on revitalizing Buffalo
The New York Times (10/11)

Granholm not keen on sharing Great Lakes
WGRZ Buffalo (10/11)

Prosecutor may force defendant to testify in Davis-Besse trial
The Toledo Blade (10/11)

Pioneering healthier living: Great Lakes Bioneers convene
Traverse City Record-Eagle (10/11)

Fueling future hopes
Erie Times-News (10/10)

Sturgeon die during DNR tagging
Cheboygan Daily Tribune (10/10)

Report spotlights threats to dunes
The Northwest Indiana Times (10/10)

Lake Erie water levels a concern
The Tillsonburg News (10/10)

Ethanol push could threaten water supplies
The Globe and Mail (10/10)

Michigan DNR's commercial fisheries unit honored
The Cheboygan Daily Tribune (10/10)

National parks in Great Lakes region need help, report says
Lansing State Journal (10/9)

Tribe plans municipal marina
Leelanau Enterprise (10/9)

New York offers quality freshwater scuba diving
Press & Sun-Bulletin (10/9)

Scientists seek deadly fish virus in Saginaw Bay
The Bay City Times (10/9)

Point Pelee gets its point back
CBC News (10/9)

Try these PA drives for fall colors
Erie Times-News (10/9)

Virus killing Great Lakes giant
The Environment Report (10/8)

Warming to change Great Lakes ecosystem?
The Environment Report (10/8)

Policy stalls sewer hookup
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/8)

Uncapped resources
Detroit Free Press (10/8)

Report questions benefits of metal mining projects
Duluth News Tribune (10/8)

Early canal closure protects drinking water
The Utica Observer-Dispatch (10/8)

Three rivers to get specialized biologist
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (10/8)

Foliage forming oasis of color in the Toledo area
The Toledo Blade (10/8)

Two more towns consider Lake Michigan water
Daily Herald (10/8)

Québec City's autumn colors
The Daily Telegraph (10/8)

Algae blooms on rise
The Environment Report (10/8)

2006 bird kill one of worst ever
Albany Times Union (10/7)

COMMENTARY: Great Lakes' innovation potential barely tapped
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/7)

Businesses seize green initiative
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/7)

WDNR to release more than 60 sturgeon into Manitowoc River
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (10/7)

Jobs are up, but Is the U.S. competitive enough?
ABC News (10/7)

Worrisome tidings from Montreal's shores
The Montreal Gazette (10/6)

New tenants bring life into old building
Port Huron Times-Herald (10/6)

A water query from out West
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/6)

Hope for Coast Guard relic?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/5)

Group hopes to raise millions of dollars to conserve, display shipwreck
The Owen Sound Sun-Times (10/5)

COMMENTARY: Let's keep mine away from U.P. headwaters
Madison Capital Times (10/5)

Sewage plant upgrades to still miss Hamilton Harbour cleanup goals
Dundas Star News (10/5)

Zebra mussels found in east metro lakes
Minnesota Public Radio (10/5)

LNG terminal almost a go, Québec says
The Montreal Gazette (10/5)

Falling Superior puts damper on business, tourism
Detroit Free Press (10/4)

Some think nature's not solely to blame for falling lake levels
Detroit Free Press (10/4)

Watchdog group to sue government for dumping bullets
Lake County News-Sun (10/4)

Michigan City explores ways to save its lighthouse
Merrillville Post-Tribune (10/4)

No simple solution for Great Lakes muck, scientists say
Booth Newspapers (10/4)

Bay water quality high, but diligence needed
Petosky News-Review (10/4)

Effort in Door County to save Wisonsin's chinook
WBAY-TV (10/4)

EDITORIAL: Traverse City, county must cooperate to keep bay, beaches clean
Traverse City Record-Eagle (10/4)

Montreal Matters: Dry future for the St. Lawrence
Hour Magazine (10/4)

COMMENTARY: Your tap, your toilet and the Great Lakes
The Globe and Mail (10/4)

Sharing water is key to Richardson’s plan
The Las Vegas Sun (10/4)

Hearing on lake levels pushed
The Detroit News (10/3)

AES plans pier for Somerset power plant
The Buffalo News (10/3)

Riverfront land deal OK'd
The Detroit News (10/3)

Activists still wary of U.S. Steel permit
Merrillville Post-Tribune (10/3)

Global warming could cause rise in sewer bills
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (10/3)

Wetlands destruction near Mentor Marsh overestimated, developer's consultant says
The Plain Dealer (10/3)

Asian carp threatens Great Lakes
Tillonsburg News (10/3)

Tales surface of monster living in Lake Erie
Port Clinton News Herald (10/3)

Michigan raised sturgeon doing well
WLUC TV-6 Upper Michigan (10/3)

Superior at record low; Huron could be next
The Bay City Times (10/3)

Schooner that sunk off Sodus Point identified
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (10/2)

Clough Island development looks unlikely
Duluth News Tribune (10/2)

Canada's wind farms blow away turbine tourists
Canada.com (10/2)

How low can the river go?
Brockville Recorder & Times (10/2)

Great Lakes Center captain dies while diving
The Buffalo News (10/2)

Lake Superior sets record for low water
The Washington Post (10/1)

Public invited to see wetlands proposals for Maumee Bay
The Toledo Blade (10/1)

Waterways on the wane
The London Free Press (10/1)

EDITORIAL: Water-quality bill expensive, but necessary
The Port Huron Times-Herald (10/1)

COMMENTARY: Tourism cure: See Canada from a boat
The Globe and Mail (10/1)

Can Buffalo ever come back?
City Journal (10/1)

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