GLIN Daily News RSS Feed for Ohio http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ 2010-03-18T14:01:01-04:00 http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ http://www.glin.net/news/rss.gif text/html 2010-03-15T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.monroenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100313/NEWS01/703139975 Lake Erie was shrouded in fog Friday, but its future waters might be a muddier brown or an eerier bright green due to persistent pollution and climate change, experts suggest. text/html 2010-03-15T08:05:50-04:00 http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100314/COLUMNIST22/3140311 April Fool's Day could see a very bad joke played on the hundreds of thousands of fishermen who enjoy angling on the Great Lakes, it's the deadline for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to report on the financial and environmental costs of combating the Asian carp menace. text/html 2010-03-10T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.toledofreepress.com/2010/03/10/walleye-fever-hits-maumee-river/ This time every year, up to 500,000 of the fish make their way up the largest river flowing into the Great Lakes for the "spring run." The reproductive ritual is responsible in part for Lake Erie's claim to fame as the Walleye Capital of the World. text/html 2010-03-09T08:05:50-04:00 http://toledoblade.com/article/20100306/OPINION02/3060319/0/BUSINESS10 After too many delays, the Ottawa River is finally ready to shake its reputation as the most polluted waterway in the state. The long-awaited cleanup of the riverbed hits high gear in early May. Completion is expected by December. text/html 2010-03-08T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/08/whats-on-birders-brains.html?sid=101 Starting this spring, Philip Xie will be watching bird-watchers along Lake Erie. Xie, an associate professor of recreation and tourism at Bowling Green State University, said he is more interested in their spending habits than he is in their mating behavior or plumage. text/html 2010-03-08T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/144683 Great Lakes Day in Washington, D.C. was this past week - a time to recognize the unique and important natural resource the Lakes are to Ohio and the entire region. The Great Lakes are a centerpiece of the American landscape and they must be protected not just for this generation, but also for generations to come. text/html 2010-03-05T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2010/03/04/news/doc4b8eb15f8e4be195202050.txt The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether private property to the water's edge can be taken without the state paying the landowners fair compensation. text/html 2010-03-05T08:05:50-04:00 http://toledoblade.com/article/20100305/OPINION02/3050310/-1/OPINION The Environmental Protection Agency has given substance to President Obama's pledge to make cleaning up the Great Lakes a priority, unveiling a $2.2 billion initiative to reverse 150 years of abuse and neglect. The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan is ambitious, comprehensive, and long overdue. text/html 2010-03-03T08:05:50-04:00 http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100303/NEWS16/3030351 The largest government-industry effort to bring Ohio's beleaguered Ottawa River back to ecological health is in full swing now and is back on schedule for completion by the end of 2010. text/html 2010-03-03T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/03/cuyahoga_county_port_authority.html It's time to overhaul the board that runs the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority.