GLIN Daily News RSS Feed for Legislative Priorities http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ 2009-07-03T14:01:01-04:00 http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ http://www.glin.net/news/rss.gif text/html 2009-06-19T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2009/2009-06-18-094.asp The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works approved six water-related bills on Thursday, including the controversial Clean Water Restoration Act. text/html 2009-06-18T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.freep.com/article/20090616/OPINION05/90616043/1231/opinion/Great+Lakes+goals+are+specific++clear The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is a well-thought-out plan with clear objectives. The Restoration Initiative will benefit not only fish, wildlife and the Great Lakes ecosystem but also the sporting traditions that depend on them, our economy, and quality of life in the Great Lakes State. text/html 2009-06-15T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1613454 The City of Owen Sound will receive $30 million in federal-provincial funding to upgrade its sewage treatment plant, MP Larry Miller announced this morning on the steps of city hall. text/html 2009-06-12T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.superiortelegram.com/event/article/id/35573/ The Great Lakes are a unique economic resource for Wisconsin and the region. The lakes will continue to play an integral role in the economic future of Wisconsin, the region, and the nation. That future is jeopardized, however, by invasive species. text/html 2009-06-11T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20090610/NEWS05/90610011/Initiative+focusing+on+Great+Lakes+moving+forward The U.S. House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee approved full funding for the new $475 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which addresses threats to the Great Lakes, including invasive species, toxic pollution and habitat restoration. text/html 2009-06-04T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=308152 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has awarded a $3.2 million contract to fabricate equipment that will be used in maintenance at the world famous Soo Locks. text/html 2009-06-04T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.freep.com/article/20090603/NEWS07/90603100/Ships+at+St.+Lawrence+Seaway+being+checked+for+invasive+species Speaking to a congressional committee today, the head of the Canadian government corporation that maintains the St. Lawrence Seaway said it has implemented a ballast water inspection system on all of the ocean-going vessels that enter the Great Lakes through the waterway. text/html 2009-06-04T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.jsonline.com/news/46866622.html A prominent regional conservationist was appointed the first-ever Great Lakes czar Wednesday, making good on President Barack Obama's campaign promise to elevate the health of the Great Lakes as a national issue. text/html 2009-06-02T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/687319.html A shipping coalition's legal challenge to state efforts to control the discharge of invasive species into New York waterways has been dismissed. text/html 2009-06-02T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/46676162.html The shipping industry has lost another round in its fight to keep states from passing their own ballast rules to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species.