GLIN Daily News RSS Feed for Michigan http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ 2008-05-12T14:01:05-04:00 http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ http://www.glin.net/news/rss.gif text/html 2008-05-12T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.mlive.com/news/bctimes/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1210605309104260.xml&coll=4 There's a backlog of 47 permit applications at the DEQ office in Bay City. Many property owners applied for their permits early, so they'd be able to start cleaning in the spring - and get ready for beach muck, or dead algae, that's been piling up more and more in recent summers. text/html 2008-05-12T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080511/OPINION01/805110527 After 20 years of coping with zebra mussels, no comprehensive strategy is yet in place to deter the ongoing threat to the Great Lakes. text/html 2008-05-12T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.thetimesherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080510/NEWS01/805100317/1002 The hearing is part of the water resources and environment subcommittee and will focus on the effects harmful nutrients, specifically phosphorous, have on the Great Lakes. text/html 2008-05-08T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/sports/index.ssf/2008/05/proposed_changes_in_salmon_rod.html Michigan Steelheaders members are weighing in on new fishing regulations proposed by the state Department of Natural Resources -- but so far, opinions are mixed on whether changes in rod and salmon limits would help, hurt or make no difference to the Great Lakes fishery. text/html 2008-05-08T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.mlive.com/saginaw/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1210256430215160.xml&coll=9 From Sebewaing to Saugatuck to Sault Ste. Marie, the question is always the same: Where did all the water go? text/html 2008-05-08T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.mlive.com/news/saginawnews/index.ssf?/base/news-26/1210256448215160.xml&coll=9 Plans to clean up and contain dioxin along the Tittabawassee River include stabilizing areas of the riverbank in danger of falling into the water and spreading the contamination. text/html 2008-05-07T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.mlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/05/fluoride_pioneer_grand_rapids.html Will the city that became the first in the world to fluoridate its drinking water decide to discontinue use of the chemical? text/html 2008-05-07T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.mininggazette.com/page/content.detail/id/500324.html?nav=5006 There will be a congressional investigation into the firing of an Environmental Protection Agency official, U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak said Tuesday. text/html 2008-05-07T08:05:50-04:00 http://blog.mlive.com/kzgazette/2008/05/south_haven_moving_to_prevent.html Jumping from piers -- which are owned, operated and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- is illegal. New city ordinances are boosting this enforcement to protect people from strong rip currents near the piers. text/html 2008-05-06T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.mlive.com/business/index.ssf/2008/05/local_governments_hold_the_pow.html As state legislators and the governor grapple with alternative energy policies governing such technologies as wind turbines, no doubt local officials also will face several thorny wind issues.