GLIN Daily News RSS Feed for Minnesota 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 2008-05-09T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=66153&section=News The Duluth City Council is set to discuss a resolution Monday that would see the elimination of all sanitary sewer overflows at a cost that would affect nearly all residents and businesses. text/html 2008-05-08T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2008/05/08/72167162 A disease called Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia, known for causing hemorrhaging and death in fish, was discovered in the Great Lakes region for the first time in 2005. It's been steadily making its way toward Minnesota ever since, prompting the University to begin monitoring the disease. text/html 2008-05-08T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.startribune.com/local/18762274.html As anglers in Minnesota prepare their gear for the Saturday fishing opener, state officials are asking that only lead-free tackle be used. text/html 2008-05-07T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.startribune.com/sports/outdoors/18708614.html With less than three days to go before Minnesota's fishing opener, ice still stubbornly clings to some northern Minnesota lakes, leaving anglers to wonder if the hard water will be gone on their favorite lake by Saturday. text/html 2008-05-06T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=65895&section=None The level of Lake Superior rose 6 inches in April, double the usual increase for the month, and is closest to its monthly average than any time since July 2006. text/html 2008-05-06T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=65896 Researchers at the University of Minnesota Duluth have found E. coli in bottom-feeding bullheads, the first known case of the organism surviving in fish. text/html 2008-05-01T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=65554&section=None Four Northland conservation groups have filed suit against two federal agencies, claiming the government has the authority and obligation to regulate ballast water but has failed to do so. text/html 2008-04-30T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.businessnorth.com/kuws.asp?RID=2299 Several environmental groups have filed suit in federal court in Minneapolis against the U.S. Coast Guard and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service regarding ballast water management to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species. text/html 2008-04-23T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/18041229.html Storm water infiltrating Lake Superior is a serious environmental concern and Tuesday night in a federally mandated meeting city and state experts from around the region gathered to discuss the problem. text/html 2008-04-23T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/articles/index.cfm?id=15387&section=Opinion It is refreshing to see the renewed interest in doing what we can to keep our "house" in order. After all, it's the only one we have.