GLIN Daily News RSS Feed for Indiana http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ 2010-03-12T14:01:01-04:00 http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ http://www.glin.net/news/rss.gif text/html 2010-03-08T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.post-trib.com/news/2088998,grandcalepa0308.article The Grand Calumet River has the biggest variety of problems of any river in the United States. Despite this, when the U.S. EPA set goals for when and how much five of the nation's most challenged rivers needed to be cleaned up, it was not on EPA's list. text/html 2010-03-05T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.chestertontribune.com/Business/33109%20grain_and_salt_shipments_up_in_2.htm The Ports of Indiana handled 7.2 million tons of cargo in 2009, a 7-percent increase over 2008 driven primary by increased shipments of coal, grain, salt and steel. "This past year was one of the most difficult business environments anyone can remember," said Rich Cooper, CEO for the Ports of Indiana. text/html 2010-03-04T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100303/News01/3030363/-1/googleNews Michigan's gray wolf may be getting the most attention, but it isn't the only species jumping on and off the endangered species list. Scientists say many other animals and plants face extinction in the Midwest. Development, habitat destruction and alien rivals are to blame. text/html 2010-03-03T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.post-trib.com/news/opinion/2079151,edit-grandcal.article EPA officials have promised that the decades-long cleanup of the Grand Cal will continue. It ought to. text/html 2010-02-25T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.iisgcp.org/Unwantedmeds/ Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant has prepared a toolkit containing information to help communities start a collection program for unwanted medicines. Collection programs help reduce the amount of pharmaceuticals that leach into the environment and water supply due to improper disposal. text/html 2010-02-23T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100223/News01/100229822/-1/googleNews Dams, like the ones the Kankakee River in Illinois, and the ones on the Wabash River in Huntington, Ind., and on Tippecanoe River in north-central Indiana, have been primarily responsible for keeping the unwanted exotic species out of northern Indiana's waters. text/html 2010-02-23T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.post-trib.com/news/2064236,glrestore0223.article Environmentally challenged areas in six out of eight Great Lakes states will get special attention and funding as a result of a federal Great Lakes Restoration Initiative revealed Monday. But the Grand Calumet River, originating in Gary, Ind., isn't among them. text/html 2010-02-17T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/advanced-manufacturing.asp?ID=210&Detail=True Leaders in Indiana's shipping industry are closely watching the Asian carp case in the U.S. Supreme Court; they believe it could have enormous impact on the Hoosier economy. text/html 2010-02-12T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=5743 The State of Indiana is siding with Illinois against the closure of Chicago area locks and gates. Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels says in a letter to the Obama Administration that closing the lock system would worsen flooding in parts of his state. text/html 2010-02-08T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100207/News01/2070393/-1/googleNews Vince Deur, a surfer and founder of the Lake Michigan Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, said it's natural for him to care about the future of the Great Lakes. But that's not what brought him to Capitol Hill last year to talk about water quality.