Around the Basin 2009-05-28 No comments yet

• NY judge blocks new recycling law that would extend deposts to bottled water. http://tinyurl.com/qnfg6u 08:30:14
• High E. coli levels in lake water from beach sand, not human waste. http://tinyurl.com/mxgx3b 17:15:44
• More on Milwaukee’s water privatization plans. http://tinyurl.com/lxbo6m 17:17:17
• MI DNR wants permission to cull more cormorants. http://tinyurl.com/nvfhwu 17:19:24
• Gitchee Gumee guy on the grey wolf delisting. http://tinyurl.com/lve9ub 17:20:53

Around the Basin 2009-05-27 No comments yet

• EPA to set more stringent standards for bottled water. http://tinyurl.com/qym2kt 17:51:25
• Doug Wilcox demos the P&H Cetus and Cetus LV. http://tinyurl.com/pvoxum 17:55:09
• EPA to speed evaluation of dioxin health effects. http://tinyurl.com/q2wavf 17:56:51
• Waukesha cuts need for Lake Michigan water by over 20 percent. http://tinyurl.com/oag7gb 19:35:39
• After 30 years, sturgeon once again spawning in Detroit River. http://tinyurl.com/r7qc57 19:37:04

Around the Basin 2009-05-23 No comments yet

• Utah slashes programs to balance budget but keeps…bottled water? http://tinyurl.com/qr7qld 09:13:11
• Volunteers plant trees to protect sturgeon spawning grounds. http://tinyurl.com/qnoykq 09:20:15
• Yippee! A new invasive species has arrived in the Great Lakes. The European Rudd. http://tinyurl.com/o6kowe 09:26:04

Around the Basin 2009-05-20 No comments yet

• Bottled water producers sue to block new NY recyling law. And RFK’s company has joined the suit. Huh. http://tinyurl.com/oyww5q 09:52:45
• Safe swimming forecast goes on line for Cleveland beach. http://tinyurl.com/ptcb74 09:55:09
• Lake Levels: St. Clair River study refuted by unreleased report. http://tinyurl.com/owlfq2 20:02:32

Around the Basin 2009-05-08 No comments yet

• New review of the Pyranha Fusion from the Colorado Kayak Supply blog. http://tinyurl.com/or5bch 08:44:25
• Bruce Power’s bid to build two new nukes on the shores of Lake Erie comes up for review. http://tinyurl.com/pupgkc 08:46:27
• Corps of Engineers dredging in Rochester, NY. http://tinyurl.com/p3z4ew 08:49:50
• Opposition to oil pipeline on Leach Lake tribal lands. http://tinyurl.com/p7whpm 09:44:53
• Loopholes in the Great Lakes Compact. And how to close them. http://tinyurl.com/o63l73 23:22:44

Around the Basin 2009-05-06 No comments yet

• St. Clair River study was not properly peer reviewed. http://tinyurl.com/c3ryaa 16:08:39
• Analysis of the St. Clair study at the Great Lakes Law Blog. http://tinyurl.com/cytehm 16:10:49
• Great Lakes water. The lowdown on wells in the greater Chicagoland area. http://tinyurl.com/cwykbj 18:10:11
• New York governor bans purchase of bottled water with state funds. http://tinyurl.com/c87f6v 22:57:15
• Environmental groups oppose new nuke in Michigan. Say it would add to air and water pollution. http://tinyurl.com/cv7lox 22:59:34
• Opinion: Cleveland should get on board with offshore wind power. http://tinyurl.com/cj4obp 23:01:32
• Zebra mussels bring boating ban to Chicago area lake. http://tinyurl.com/ddmr2z 23:04:29
• Red Cliff Band to remove barrels full of discarded munitions from the bottom of Lake Superior. http://tinyurl.com/cf4mxa 23:56:41

Around the Basin 2009-05-05 No comments yet

• New power line in Ontario forces landowners off their property. http://tinyurl.com/d2fodc 09:06:37
• Opinion: Build turbines on bottom of St. Clair River to raise water levels in Huron and Michigan. http://tinyurl.com/cfdagl 09:12:29
• Episcopal bishops speak out against bottled water. http://tinyurl.com/d26uyr 09:16:05
• Factory Farm Fail: Hog and cattle farming the source of 60 percent of E Coli contamination in Lake Huron. http://tinyurl.com/dxx9n2 14:46:00

Around the Basin 2009-04-23 No comments yet

• Good news: sales of Nestle bottled water off. Bad News: people are still buying bottled water. http://tinyurl.com/daa57m 08:28:56
• Limits proposed on pollutants from cement making industry. http://tinyurl.com/chtxds 08:40:23
• Persistent Organic Pollutants. Lingering threat in the Great Lakes. http://tinyurl.com/d749ao 09:15:20
• Yowza. Toxic walley tourney in Michigan. http://tinyurl.com/dm4p8r From Great Lakes Blogger. http://tinyurl.com/cyx7vg 11:07:22
• Great Lakes Water Wars author Peter Annin speaks in Oshkosh. http://tinyurl.com/ctvv66 22:06:09
• Stimulus money on the way to shore up aging water infrastructure. http://tinyurl.com/cv2unh 22:31:01
• Sheboygan, WI seeks to improve swimmer safety at Lake Michigan beaches. http://tinyurl.com/dct9nt 22:36:45

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Around the Basin–March 27, 2009 No comments yet

• Shocking! The US Army Corps of Engineers is ALMOST ready to turn on the Asian carp barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Should be zapping carp by the end of April. Here’s hoping.  The Chicago Tribune

• NOAA may open a marine sanctuary near T’rivers, Wisconsin. Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter

• Xcel Energy to pay the State of Wisconsin $1.3 million to clean up an Ashland superfund site. Business North/KUWS

• Greenwashing bottled water. Fast Company

• Still waiting for a cleanup. US EPA calls another timeout in dioxin talks with Dow. Mlive/Saginaw Bay Watershed Watch