Posts from October 2011
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October 31, 2011
Michigan’s Attorney General, Bill Schuette, is seeking to have the Supreme Court require the Army Corps of Engineers to install nets blocking carp migration through the Little Calumet and Grand Calumet Rivers, and require the Corps to expedite its…
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October 24, 2011
The Michigan Port Collaborative, an organization of port communities uniting to grow and sustain a robust waterfront economy on the Great Lakes and along Michigan’s coastline, is holding a one-day Summit in Lansing on October 26. The Summit will host a…
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October 23, 2011
The Great Lakes Shipping industry has released the results of a study of the economic impacts of shipping in the Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence Seaway system. The study found that maritime commerce supported 227,000 jobs; contributed $14.1 billion in annual…
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October 23, 2011
EPA has announced that it is planning to produce new federal standards for pretreatment of discharges from shale gas extraction facilities to wastewater treatment plants by 2014. In the meantime, EPA will continue to study the industry and…
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October 13, 2011
Scientists at the Great Lakes Week conference in Detroit have reported that this August’s toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie was the worst since the early 1960s. The worsening algae blooms are thought to result from phosphorus, levels of…
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October 10, 2011
The Michigan Senate has approved three bills aimed at addressing aquatic invasive species (AIS), i.e., non-native plants and animals that can threaten native species and habitats, and jeopardize commercial, agricultural, aquacultural, and recreational activities: Senate Bills (SBs) 508,…
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