- Cleanup plans underway for Toledo’s Ottawa River. US EPA
- Turn on the carp barrier for crying out loud! Another delay in activating the electric barrier designed to keep Asian Carp from migrating into the Great Lakes. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
- Bill in US House seeks to spur container ship traffic on the Great Lakes through tax exemptions. The Valley News
- Public hearing to discuss future water use in Southeast Wisconsin. Kenosha News
- Ontario premier kills airborne oil survey for Great Lakes region. Toronto Star
- Unfunded mandates–Ohio communities hope to tap federal money to meet mandates for separated sewer systems. Advertiser-Tribune
- Conservatives in Ottawa seek to streamline environmental review of energy projects as part of new stimulus package. Toronto Star
- Asian Carp Cure. Researchers on French Island in Wisconsin are exploring a new way to target invasive silver carp. LaCrosse Tribune
- Sky Power Corp signs 20-year contract with Ontario Power Authority to provide electricity from wind farms near Lake Ontario. Toronto Globe and Mail
- US EPA rolls out new regulations for cement producers to reduce mercury contamination in the Great Lakes. Petoskey News Review
- Ohio designates a new water trail on the Vermilion and Black Rivers and a section of Lake Erie. The Beacon
- Irregular hydro flows threaten steelhead fishery on Michigan’s Au Sable River. Detroit Free Press
- New rules for flushing freighters? US Coast Guard announces a public meeting to discuss discharge of dry cargo residue from bulk carriers on the Great Lakes. BYM Marine & Maritime News
- More confirmation of global warming trends. Antarctic temps are climbing contrary to previous beliefs. The New York Times
- Head in the sand? On the other hand, a recent poll shows that nearly half of US voters do not believe that climate change is human-caused. The New York Times
- Obama Administration blocks Bush move to remove Great Lakes wolves from endangered species list. The Chicago Tribune
- City of Saugatuck, Michigan and Nature Conservancy seek to protect undeveloped coastal dunes on Lake Michigan. The Commercial Record
- Canadian contest gives away a week-long adventure in Lake Superior’s Algoma country with Gary and Joanie McGuffin. The Sault Star Soo Today
- Obama’s pick to head EPA says she will focus on science and law in running the agency. Wont that be nice? The New York Times
- New weapons in the fight against the sea lamprey. Scientists are experimenting with a pheromone that lures the invasive bloodsuckers to their doom. BBC News
- Pollution from mine tailings in Canada. Canadian Federal Court heard a suit yesterday that alleges that the Minister of the Environment did not enforce environmental reporting laws. Environment News Service
- Group fights against offshore wind turbine project in Pigeon Bay, Ontario. The Windsor Star
