Michigan to present harvested chinook salmon stocking options to anglers along Lake Huron- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/10/2011 - 06:17 ] # State Department of Natural Resources officials will hold a public
meeting Wednesday in Cheboygan to discuss chinook salmon stocking
efforts in Lake Huron. more...
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Lake Superior water level expected to rise- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/5/2011 - 07:49 ] # The International Lake Superior Board of Control, under authority
granted to it by the International Joint Commission, has set the Lake
Superior outflow to 1,750 cubic meters per second for the month of
August, effective August 3, 2011. more...
Environment
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EDITORIAL: Close Chicago locks to protect lakes- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/1/2011 - 07:15 ] # The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers insists its efforts to keep
dangerous Asian carp out of the Great Lakes are working. Evidence says
otherwise.And the fact that the Corps was
coy in releasing that evidence - positive DNA samples from above their
barriers, taken in May and June, but quietly posted on a website last
week - is all the more reason for outrage. more...
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Freak storm, aging sewers and Chicago's topography lead to flooding woes- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/1/2011 - 07:12 ] # Chicago's
Deep Tunnel was billed as an engineering marvel that would "bottle
rainstorms," but one of the nation's most expensive public works
projects was no match for the biggest rainstorm in the city's recorded
history. Last weekend's deluge quickly saturated aging sewers in
the city and suburbs and soon overwhelmed the Deep Tunnel, a cavernous
$3 billion backup system built to prevent flooding and protect Lake
Michigan, the Chicago River and suburban waterways from water pollution. more...
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ANALYSIS: Great Lakes offshore wind projects move at different speeds- Editor H2ONotes [ 8/1/2011 - 07:11 ] # Winds are shifting over the Great Lakes, with offshore wind development
in Ohio's lake waters moving forward while projects in New York
languish. more...
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Freshwater takes the spotlight in “The Ripple Effect”- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/20/2011 - 13:58 ] # "A river is like a urinary tract."
And so begins my favorite paragraph in Alex Prud'homme's new book, The Ripple Effect.
The New York native tackles the state of freshwater, how it got here and where it's headed. more...
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Experts answer questions about the Great Lakes- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/20/2011 - 13:57 ] # Inquisitive about the Great Lakes? Submit or tweet your questions and
they could be answered by scientists or other experts.
Specialists on board the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s research
vessel Lake Guardian are exploring Lake Superior this week. more...
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COMMENTARY: A voice of reason amid the Asian carp hysteria- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/20/2011 - 13:48 ] # More than 30 potential pathways have been identified where Asian carp
could migrate into the Great Lakes basin, and the CAWS is one of the few
that is protected because it has an electronic fish barrier. More time
and resources need to be spent on securing these other possible avenues
of entry. more...
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Michigan issues health advisory for contaminated Lake Michigan trout- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/20/2011 - 13:48 ] # The state of Michigan is warning people about the potential health risk
of eating larger lake trout from Lake Michigan because of concerns about
possible contaminants. Michigan's Department of Community Health
recommends people avoid eating trout that are 20 inches or longer. more...
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Efforts continue to get permits for large river improvement project- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/20/2011 - 13:45 ] # Officials still are in the permitting phase of the Pigeon River
Watershed improvement project -- which is unlike any other that's ever
been done in the state. more...
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Lake Erie workers ask feds to bar Asian carp- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/11/2011 - 06:10 ] # The message from federal officials was clear: No Asian carp are known
to have passed through the electric barriers designed to keep the
invasive species out of the Great Lakes.
The message from those who make their living from Lake Erie and work
to protect the natural resource was clear too: Shut the door now between
the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan watersheds near Chicago so the
Asian carp cannot invade the lake. more...
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Fishflies Pay Annual Visit to the Waterfront- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/9/2011 - 05:55 ] #  It's that wonderful time of year when people are out enjoying the
year's longest days and plenty of boating, fishing and other
fun-in-the-sun activities.
To waterfront residents and merchants, it's also time for the annual
onshore visit of millions of fishflies, which emerge from the surface of
the lake and can be seen by the thousands under streetlamps, at windows
and clustered all over brightly lit business establishments. more...
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Swimming in Lake Michigan: the straight poop- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/7/2011 - 17:36 ] #  Swimming in Lake Michigan can be a scary though for many who regularly
go to the beach. Even though the lake is safe to swim in, most people
barely submerge their feet. more...
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Eric Sharp: Proof that Asian carp is harmful is in science- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/6/2011 - 06:51 ] # 
When you get a chance in the next few days, copy and paste this Web
address to read a paper in the Journal of Great Lakes Research, a
peer-reviewed source of science news: http://news.msu.edu/media/documents/2011/06/12af5b94-962e-494d-bd56-ec1243212057.pdf Judge
for yourself evidence from four experts who suggest people arguing
against efforts to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes aren't telling
the whole story, and that it's time to separate the Chicago Sanitary
and Ship Canal from Lake Michigan. more...
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Experts discuss Lake St. Clair, Great Lakes fisheries- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/5/2011 - 06:56 ] # Biologists and experts from Michigan Department of Natural Resources and
United States Fish and Wildlife Service discussed the state of the
Great Lakes fisheries Thursday evening at Metropolitan Beach. more...
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