Around the Basin 2009-05-01 No comments yet

• Georgian Bay group disputes new study. Says water levels in Lakes are dropping due to dredging of St. Clair River. http://tinyurl.com/dl6yxu 10:46:20
• New rules about prospecting in southern Ontario. http://tinyurl.com/cnslzy 10:51:09
• Studies: levels of flame-retardant chemicals lower in wildlife. http://tinyurl.com/ckv5w3 10:55:50
• More on the St. Clair River study. Did the USACOE lower Great Lakes levels by dredging the river? http://tinyurl.com/d3ow7o 17:07:18
• Bryan Hansel’s Around the Great Lakes expedition covered by Great Lakes Echo. http://tinyurl.com/cwrnw9 17:11:25
• Culling cormorants last year on Middle Island cost over 600 bucks a bird. http://tinyurl.com/cmh5c3 17:14:00

Around the Basin–April 10, 2009 No comments yet

• Quebec bans pesticide. Dow sues. Toronto Globe and Mail

• Spirogyra–a musical group or…a beach-mucking algae in Lake Huron. Chicago Tribune

• Slow start on the Duluth/Superior shipping season. Duluth News Tribune

• New water pipeline for Ontario communities. London Free Press

• New Berlin, Wisconsin tests the new Great Lakes Compact. The Isthmus

Around the Basin–March 19, 2009 No comments yet

• Federal judge throws out a lawsuit intended to protect Lake Superior from the deadly fish disease Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia because…(wait for it)…VHS is not in Lake Superior yet. Chicago Tribune

• Farming yellow perch in Indiana at Bell Aquaculture. Chicago Tribune

• Carp be gone! Spawning carp run the gauntlet in Hamilton, Ontario. Hamilton Spectator

• Concern about new ballast water regulations and jobs in Superior, Wisconsin. Superior Telegram

Around the Basin–March 15, 2009 No comments yet

• Planting trees is good for the Great Lakes. Duluth News Tribune

• Ontario to pay top dollar for renewable electricity. Toronto Star

• Protected research area proposed for St. Louis River estuary on Lake Superior. Superior Telegram

• Are wind turbines on the horizon for Chicago’s gold coast? Medill Reports

Around the Basin–February 25, 2009 No comments yet

• More on Ontario’s green energy bill. The Toronto Globe and Mail

• Debating setbacks for wind turbines in Ontario.  UPI

• Taking a look at how ice might effect offshore turbines in the Great Lakes. The New York Times

• Unusual life forms deep below the surface of Lake Huron. Live Science

• Columnist makes the case that wind power isn’t really that green, and we should be focusing on conservation. The Toronto Globe and Mail

Around the Basin–February 23, 2009 No comments yet

• Well, it looks like quagga mussels aren’t just a Great Lakes problem anymore. Lake Mead is filling up with the things. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

• Students from Lakehead University surveyed the new Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area in Ontario last year, and they took some pretty cool photos. Lake Superior NMCA Expedition

• Those pesky climate models keep getting better. Scientists figure out why ice in the arctic is melting faster than models had previously predicted. The Manchester Guardian

• Everyone knows that Port Stanley, Ontario needs a cleanup by now, right? If not, read on. The London Free Press

Around the Basin–February 21, 2009 No comments yet

• Dust-up over court fees in Canada. Should environmental groups be able to recoup legal fees if a company fails to follow through with an environmental hearing? The Kingston Whig-Standard

• More on Ontario’s proposed green energy law. The Toronto Star

• Wisconsin law would raise the bar on ballast water rules. The Chicago Tribune

• NOAA puts out a new report on wetlands in the eastern United States. NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation

• Water releases at the Foote Dam on the Au Sable river may disturb steelhead fishery. Oscoda Press

Around the Basin–February 19, 2009 No comments yet

• Cleveland bus project to use wind and solar power to generate hydrogen for fuel cells. Crain’s Cleveland Business

• Mercury levels in Minnesota fish on the rise. Star Tribune

• Invasive quagga mussels threaten to undermine the food chain in the Great Lakes. Competition from the mussels is cutting out a vital source of food for Great Lakes fish. Staten Island Advance and NOAA

• Public meeting on planned solar farm for Hamilton, Ontario. Northumberland News

Around the Basin–February 17, 2009 No comments yet

• Beavers return to the Detroit River. Detroit Free Press

• Streamlining wind power in Ontario.  Government move to simplify installations criticized by activists. Toronto Sun

• The race to produce green power heats up in the Great Lakes states and provinces. Toronto Star

• Indiana law would create potential loophole for Lake Michigan polluters. Gary Post-Tribune

Around the Basin–February 1, 2009 No comments yet

• Citizens groups score one in Ontario. Ontario Municipal Board rejects developer’s attemts to recoup court costs in Lake Simcoe case. The Toronto Star

• Debate over canoe and kayak registration in Michigan. MLive