GLIN Daily News RSS Feed for Legislative Priorities http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ 2012-05-21T14:01:01-04:00 http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ http://www.glin.net/news/rss.gif text/html 2012-05-03T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/claire-malcolmson/great-lakes_b_1468433.html Environmental NGOs in Ontario are hoping to make a promised new provincial law to protect the Great Lakes as strong as possible. The Great Lakes Protection Act, promised in the Premier's 2011 Throne Speech, is a big deal. text/html 2012-05-02T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.epa.gov/greatlakes/fund/2012rfa01/index.html EPA is hosting two webinars regarding applications for grants to be awarded as part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). The webinars will take place on Thu. May 3 and Mon. May 14, and will help explain the Request for Proposals (RFP) and answer questions. Draft agendas for the webinars can be found online, and advance registration is available. text/html 2012-04-23T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.epa.gov/grtlakes/fund/2012rfa01/ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is requesting applications from states, municipalities, tribes, universities, and nonprofit organizations for new projects to restore and protect the Great Lakes. EPA will distribute approximately $20 million through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant program during Fiscal Year 2012. text/html 2012-04-17T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.wksu.org/news/story/31384 A new version of a bill that was vetoed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich last year has moved one step closer to passage. The bill's sponsor, State Rep. Lynn Wachtmann, reached a deal with the Governor on legislation that sets limits on how much water can be pumped out of Lake Erie by industry. text/html 2012-04-12T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/04/federal_transportation_funding.html#incart_river_default The different philosophy on transportation funding can be seen with the $6 billion to $7 billion Harbor Maintenance Fund, Huizenga said. In the past, that fund has been raided to cover the general budget deficit and not enough funds remained for needed Great Lakes annual dredging projects, he said. text/html 2012-04-09T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/science/earth/invasive-species-target-of-new-ballast-water-rule.html Nearly a quarter-century has passed since the tenacious zebra mussel larvae were released in the Great Lakes, yet it was just last month that the Coast Guard issued a federal rule that sets an upper limit on the concentration of organisms in ballast water. text/html 2012-04-09T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.freep.com/article/20120408/NEWS06/204080507/Michigan-Ohio-officials-to-tackle-Lake-Erie-algae-threat-to-fish-tourism Officials in Michigan and Ohio agreed last week to cooperate more closely to find solutions to massive algae blooms in Lake Erie, a deadly threat to fish and a turn-off for tourists. text/html 2012-04-09T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120409/OPINION01/204090304/Editorial-Fund-recreational-harbors-spur-recovery?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cp The lack of noncommercial harbor maintenance is squeezing a pleasure-craft industry worth $9.5 billion to Great Lakes states struggling to rebound from a deep recession. text/html 2012-04-05T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/article/20120405/NEWS01/204050302/Ohio-Michigan-officials-join-forces-fight-Lake-Erie-algae?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE Officials from Ohio, Michigan and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency met Wednesday to outline plans to work together to stop worsening toxic algae blooms on Lake Erie. text/html 2012-04-04T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.freep.com/article/20120404/NEWS06/204040372/Shallow-harbors-are-sinking-Great-Lakes-tourism A $200-million backlog in unfunded Great Lakes dredging and maintenance projects has left many Great Lakes harbors so shallow, they create safety hazards and hurt Michigan's tourism industry.