GLIN Daily News RSS Feed for New York http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ 2010-03-19T14:01:01-04:00 http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ http://www.glin.net/news/rss.gif text/html 2010-03-18T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20100318/NEWS05/303189934 The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. likely won't involve the public in its process for choosing opening and closing dates for St. Lawrence River ship navigation any time soon. text/html 2010-03-18T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20100318/NEWS05/303189967 The NY DEC issued the record of decision for the former Diamond International property, which includes about 1,200 feet of shoreline along the St. Lawrence River, deeming the 17-acre site safe for nearly anything except single-family residences. text/html 2010-03-17T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/business/energy-environment/17power.html Would power lines crossing the Great Lakes make sense? Could underwater cables be used to move renewable power from the windy Great Plains to cities like Chicago? Companies are exploring the opportunities. text/html 2010-03-17T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/03/17/17greenwire-supreme-court-to-reconsider-wading-into-asian-c-5229.html Now faced with DNA evidence suggesting that Asian carp have reached Lake Michigan, the Supreme Court is scheduled to revisit this week its January decision not to order the temporary closure of two Chicago-area locks that could prevent spread of the invasive fish. text/html 2010-03-17T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/news/articles/2010/03/ENVIRONMENT-Lake-Ontario-on-the-rebound/ Lake Ontario's health has improved greatly over the last 30 to 40 years, largely due to efforts to reduce the amount of phosphorus discharged into the lake, as well as stricter controls on sewage treatment plants. text/html 2010-03-16T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/03/15/988698/boat-tour-operators-overcome-ontario.html Having overcome a challenge from neighboring residents, the operators of Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours are gearing up for a full season of rides this spring and summer through the white-water rapids of the lower Niagara River. text/html 2010-03-15T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20100315/NEWS03/303159967 Oswego County legislators followed the lead of Jefferson County in opposing an offshore wind-power project for eastern Lake Ontario. Legislators voted to support a resolution asking for the project not to come to waters near Oswego County. text/html 2010-03-12T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20100312/NEWS03/303129981 Officials have less than three weeks to clear the channel between Snowshoe Bay and Lake Ontario. The area must be dredged by April 1, so as not to interfere with the beginning of the spawning season for brown trout and steelhead trout. text/html 2010-03-12T08:05:50-04:00 http://blog.syracuse.com/outdoors/2010/03/lake_ontario_fishery_complicat.html 2009 was a good year for fishermen in Lake Ontario, with catches in most species up from the year before -- despite a lot of crazy stuff going on in the lake that can be traced back to the impact of invasive species. text/html 2010-03-12T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/new_york_power_authority_hears.html It appears no wind turbines will be built in Lake Ontario off Oswego and Jefferson counties. New York Power Authority President Richard M. Kessel said if Oswego and Jefferson counties don't want the project, it won't be built there.