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October 12, 2008
In the News Wisconsin makes green efforts The Badger Herald (10/10) Not only are several independent organizations actively advocating for cleaner air and water in Wisconsin, legislators and the governor are making moves to improve the state's environment in an economically sustainable way. Ruling puts wolves back on threatened list Alexandria Echo Press (10/10) Minnesota's wolves have returned to the federal threatened species list following a federal judge's ruling September 29 that rescinded a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 2007 decision to delist the western Great Lakes population of gray wolves. Talks continue between Seaway Corp., workers Resource News International / Country Guide (10/10) Negotiations between the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. (SLSMC) and its 445 unionized employees are continuing, an official with the SLSMC said Thursday. Great Lakes region at risk from waterborne disease RedOrbit (10/10) A team of Wisconsin researchers reports that a trend toward extreme weather such as the monsoon-like rainfall events that occurred in many parts of the region this past spring is likely to aggravate the risk for outbreaks of waterborne disease in the Great Lakes region. University of Michigan researchers find way to help trace origins of mercury pollution Ann Arbor News (10/10) University of Michigan researchers have figured out a way to help trace the origins of environmental mercury using molecular "fingerprints,". If policy makers know where the pollution comes from, they might be better able to figure out how to regulate it. Carbon-capture research is a growing field The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/10) The technology to bury carbon dioxide underground instead of releasing it into the air from the smokestacks of coal-fired power plants is still many years away. But research into the technology is picking up steam as federal funding has expanded. Erie fishes for industry - Chamber uses water as bait to lure businesses here The Erie Times News (10/10) On Oct. 23, business leaders in Atlanta will huddle to brainstorm about how to ease the water-shortage crisis affecting businesses as diverse as soda manufacturing and real estate. Lake Erie Metropark celebrates autumn with festival for families Monroe News (10/10) A maze, hayrides and music are among the highlgiths of the Fall FunForAll at Lake Erie Metropark Saturday. Twin Ports having weak year for grain shipping The Associated Press (10/9) It's been a weak year for grain shipments out of the Twin Ports, and the threat of a strike that could shut down the St. Lawrence Seaway has dock operators on edge.
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