GLIN Daily News RSS Feed http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ 2013-05-22T11:01:01-04:00 http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ http://www.glin.net/news/rss.gif text/html 2013-05-21T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/business/energy-environment/mountain-of-petroleum-coke-from-oil-sands-rises-in-detroit.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& A three-story pile of petroleum coke that covers an entire city block is continuing to grow along the banks of the Detroit River. Detroit's ever-growing black mountain is the unloved, unwanted and long overlooked byproduct of Canada's oil sands boom. text/html 2013-05-21T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2013/05/work_done_at_ex-brownfield_sit.html A nine year effort to clean up an old Chrysler manufacturing facility that is located adjacent to Humbug Marsh, the last mile of natural shoreline on the US mainland of the Detroit River, has been completed! text/html 2013-05-21T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/muskegon/index.ssf/2013/05/kites_draw_eyes_to_the_sky_at.html Kite enthusiasts and curious onlookers stopped by Grand Haven State Park on Saturday for the second day of the 25th Annual Great Lakes Kite Festival. text/html 2013-05-21T08:05:50-04:00 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2013/05/20/environment/lake-temperature A new study shows that climate change could mean better conditions for some Lake Superior fish species, but worse for others. text/html 0000-00-00T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.macombdaily.com/article/20130520/SPORTS06/130529970/dnr-research-vessels-take-to-great-lakes-to-learn-more-about-michigan-s-fisheries- The Department of Natural Resources has announced all four of its research vessels are back on the water, conducting annual surveys of Great Lakes fish populations. text/html 2013-05-21T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.macombdaily.com/article/20130520/NEWS/130529959/boardwalk-opens-as-part-of-lake-st-clair-metropark-restoration-project A $1.27 million United States EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant has helped clean up and restore precious marshlands in Lake St. Clair Metropark, and a brand-new boardwalk that cuts right through the area will help the public enjoy it. text/html 2013-05-21T08:05:50-04:00 http://news.wpr.org/post/federal-legislation-would-help-great-lakes-dredging A $200 million backlog in Great Lakes harbor and channel dredging would end with the Water Resources Development Act that just passed the U.S. Senate. text/html 2013-05-21T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.cheboygannews.com/article/20130521/NEWS/130529924/1001/NEWS?refresh=true The new owner of three derelict vessels abandoned in Duncan Bay nearly three years ago has contracted to dredge a grounded tugboat free from a sandbar. text/html 2013-05-21T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20130521/NEWS05/705219768 The town of Lisbon, NY will conduct a feasibility study to consider building hydro-electric power turbines on the St. Lawrence River bottom with the goal of providing low-cost energy to the region text/html 2013-05-21T08:05:50-04:00 http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=9ba230ce30f288b0a07ffbf95&id=d0917d9406&e=5cd3786088 The latest edition of <i>Upwellings,</i> Michigan Sea Grant's online newsletter, is now available online. This issue explores the world of scientific modeling, examines salmon in the Great Lakes, highlights the Adopt-a-Beach program, and more.