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GLIN News: VideoIn the News More hearings sought on Great Lakes levels Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/19) A coalition of environmental groups worried about dropping water levels on Lakes Michigan and Huron is asking the U.S. and Canadian governments to expand a planned series of public hearings on the issue. A controversial $3.6 million study exploring the causes behind low water levels was released in December. U.S. Supreme Court may rule on Asian carp case The Detroit News (3/19) The U.S. Supreme Court could decide as early as today if it will consider a lawsuit filed by Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox seeking immediate closure of the locks near Chicago to keep the invasive Asian carp out of Lake Michigan. Wind project developer touts $4 billion plan South Bend Tribune (3/19) A wind project developer has floated a $4 billion plan that includes offshore wind farms in Lake Michigan and luring a wind turbine manufacturer to western Michigan. Lakefront storage tanks to be razed The London Free Press (3/19) It will soon be easier to see Lake Erie from Port Stanley. Three massive storage tanks at the bottom of Main Street and buildings associated with them will soon be coming down. The structures have been an industrial landmark along the water's edge for more than half a century. EDITORIAL: Port Huron obeys rules at high cost The Port Huron Times Herald (3/19) Detroit is the No. 1 source of sewage pollution in the Great Lakes. Last year, it spewed more than 31 billion gallons of filth into the Rouge and Detroit rivers. Port Huron has a similar problem. Waukesha commission urges council to apply for access to Great Lakes water Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/19) The city's Water Commission on Thursday unanimously embraced a bid for Great Lakes drinking water as a less costly option than groundwater wells, and recommended Common Council approval of an application to the state Department of Natural Resources. Klobuchar pushes U.S. Coast Guard for fishing guide rule change The Bemidiji Pioneer (3/19) President Obama’s nominee to head the U.S. Coast Guard got a boatful of advice Thursday from U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, on new regulations facing fishing guides. At issue is a newly promulgated rule that requires small charter boat captains, including fishing guides, to obtain training and a special Coast Guard license. Lake level meeting Monday Owen Sound Sun Times (3/19) Mary Muter, the Georgian Baykeeper, is urging people to attend an upcoming International Joint Commission consultation to "speak up for Georgian Bay" so that the IJC does not adopt a recommendation that suggests that it "do nothing" right now to stem the flow of water out of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan down the St. Clair River. COMMENTARY: Fixing Randle Reef The Hamilton Spectator (3/19) The Hamilton Port Authority (HPA) has been involved with Randle Reef for many years, and as such feels it is important to clarify information on the subject. Environmental remediation is a key pillar of the port's strategic plan. Ancient Sturgeon fish species endangered, but coming back in Great Lakes region The Plain Dealer (3/18) A leading international conservation group says sturgeon species such as the beluga -- prized for their caviar -- are being pushed to the brink of extinction by overfishing and environmental degradation. On the cougar trail The Escanaba Daily Press (3/18) Few issues addressed by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment in recent years have been as controversial as cougars. Also known as mountains lions or pumas, cougars are large felines that once roamed much of Michigan.
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