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Federal officials study Great Lakes basin to help prevent future floods
Great Lakes Echo (5/21)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is holding technical workshops for scientists and informational meetings for the public throughout 2012, to share data collected for Lake Michigan, Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair.

NY emergency rule allows herbicide for hydrilla
WRGB Albany (5/21)
Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens says emergency action is needed to stop an invasive water weed from spreading throughout the state and into the Great Lakes.

Waukesha's quest for Lake Michigan water lagging
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/20)
Time appears to have run out on Waukesha's landmark effort to obtain Lake Michigan water by a court-imposed deadline of June 2018 to provide residents with radium-safe drinking water.

Buffalo officials kick off canal project
Buffalo News (5/20)
A year from now, the gaping pit where the old Memorial Auditorium once stood will have been transformed into a system of shimmering canals and pedestrian-friendly bridges that developers hope will turn Buffalo's waterfront into a world-class, year-round destination.

Fort Gratiot Light Station reopens with fanfare
Port Huron Times Herald (5/20)
The light station has been closed to the public since August 2008. Officials felt it was important to reopen the station so the public could once again enjoy it.

Ship museum near Bay City gets a seaworthy attraction
Detroit Free Press (5/19)
The 418-foot destroyer USS Edson, which served during the Cold War and the Vietnam War, is expected to become the centerpiece of a ship museum near Bay City.

Bill revives Great Lakes shoreline groom debate
Mt. Pleasant (5/19)
Supporters of the measure consider it a step toward freeing people to make their waterfronts more enjoyable, while opponents fear it could lead to loss of fish spawning habitat and revive a debate over people’s right to stroll along Great Lakes beaches

Lake Michigan water trail would improve shoreline access
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/19)
The trail will eventually run from the Wisconsin-Illinois border north to the tip of the Door County Peninsula and south along the Green Bay shoreline to the city of Green Bay.

EDITORIAL: Worth Township ruling marks return to sanity
Port Huron Times Herald (5/19)
When a township refuses to meet its responsibility to protect a vital natural resource from harm, government has to act.

Foreign sailors look forward to docking in Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer (5/19)
While Cleveland is not considered a top-tier destination for international travelers, seamen prefer it to other ports because the docks are close to downtown.

NYPA funding awarded for study of St. Lawrence River ecosystem in Massena
North Country Now (5/19)
Clarkson University will use $19,162 to study the ecological conditions of wetlands in places along the St. Lawrence River where water quality and biodiversity are thought to be compromised.

COMMENTARY: Reminder to Great Lakes environmentalists: The President is your best friend
Great Lakes Echo (5/18)
Political leadership for the separation concept needs to come from the outside the White House and it will have to include key figures in Illinois, Chicago and Indiana.

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