GLIN Daily News RSS Feed http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ 2012-05-16T14:01:01-04:00 http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ http://www.glin.net/news/rss.gif text/html 2012-05-16T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012205160401 Instead of keeping all its options behind closed doors until a single recommendation emerges, the U.S Army Corps of Engineers will present all its top choices for recommendations to stop Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes toward the end of 2013. text/html 2012-05-16T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.windsorstar.com/news/Greenhouses+fouling+creeks+study+finds/6626777/story.html A study released last week is the first piece of conclusive evidence that greenhouses in and around Leamington, Ontario are the cause of pollution in area creeks, which flow into Lake Erie. text/html 2012-05-16T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012305159991 Four new buoys will help scientists at the Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab in Ann Arbor, Mich., model current patterns in Lake Erie as they also help students learn more about lake processes. text/html 2012-05-16T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-evanston-beach-testing-0516-20120516,0,3688338.story The city of Evanston, Ill., is partnering with federal and state agencies to help the city better determine when bacteria levels will make the water unhealthy at local beaches. text/html 2012-05-16T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120516/METRO/205160340/1409/metro/Lake-St-Clair-fest-teaches-students-importance-preserving-natural-resources About 1,600 Macomb County fourth- and fifth-grade students gathered Tuesday at Macomb Community College to explore concepts of water conservation, preservation and safety at the fifth annual Lake St. Clair Water Festival. text/html 2012-05-16T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.thenews-messenger.com/article/20120516/NEWS01/205160306/Tours-teach-lake-history-research Tourists at Put-in-Bay can learn about Ohio history and the important Lake Erie research conducted at The Ohio State's Stone Laboratory by taking a tour of Gibraltar Island this summer. text/html 2012-05-16T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.echopress.com/event/article/id/94511/group/News/ A slate of new laws designed to curb the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) was approved in a recent bill passed by the Minnesota Legislature and signed by Governor Mark Dayton. text/html 2012-05-16T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/Media-Center/Reports/Archive/2012/5-4-2012-Sulfide-Mining-Regulation-in-the-Great-Lakes-Region.aspx? A new report by the National Wildlife Federation and Ecojustice Canada examines whether state and provincial laws are up to the task of overseeing sulfide mining. Sulfide mining is new to the region and has proven to be devastating to natural resources in parts of the western United States and Canada. text/html 2012-05-16T08:05:50-04:00 http://news-herald.com/articles/2012/05/16/news/nh5484262.txt The Grand River, which empties into Lake Erie in Fairport Harbor, has been named one of the most endangered rivers in the country according to American Rivers, an organization that seeks to protect and restore the country's rivers and streams. text/html 2012-05-15T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.standard-freeholder.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3560411 A significant discharge of effluent into the St. Lawrence River at the international bridge construction site has prompted the Ministry of Environment to seek remediation efforts.