- Pipeline to channels Lake Erie water to grow tomatoes in Ontario. The Windsor Star
- 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
- Xcel Energy to pay the State of Wisconsin $1.3 million to clean up an Ashland superfund site. Business North/KUWS
- Big threats to the big lakes. This story isn’t from today’s news, but it gives a good overview of challenges and opportunities within the Basin. The Christian Science Monitor
- Fighting wind power in Ontario? Informational meeting held by group that opposes offshore wind turbines in Lake Erie. The Windsor Star
- EPA calls a timeout on dioxin cleanup talks with Dow Chemical for Michigan’s Saginaw Bay. Mlive/The Saginaw News
- Lake Superior Magazine takes a look at the state of the lake, and ponders what life would be like without all that water. Lake Superior Magazine
- Looks like the EPA might take another look at ballast water regulations for the Great Lakes. The Chicago Tribune
- The Supreme Court gives the EPA the goahead to crack-down on mercury and other coal-fired pollutants. The New York Times
- Bummer. Splash one CO2 satellite. NASA carbon counter fails to reach orbit. The New York Times
- New rules for coal emissions? EPA may get into the carbon regulation business after all. The Washington Post
- Taking a look at water footprints. Companies evaluate how much water it takes to produce their products. The Wall Street Journal
- It looks like water levels may be on the upswing again in the Great Lakes. The Detroit News
- Dow cutting a backdoor deal on dioxins? Watchdog group alerts Obama Administration to EPA’s negotiations with Dow on Tittabawassee River toxic site. The Michigan Messenger
