GLIN Daily News RSS Feed for Wisconsin http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ 2010-02-09T07:01:01-04:00 http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ http://www.glin.net/news/rss.gif text/html 2010-02-08T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/83679927.html The decision on whether Waukesha should receive water should be based on what's best for the environment and for the health of citizens throughout the region. Other agendas, such as, using water to try to stop growth by the City of Waukesha, should not be part of the equation. text/html 2010-02-08T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/83779317.html The governors who called for the White House Asian carp summit don't just want to talk about carp; they want the administration to tackle the larger issue of invasive species in the Great Lakes. text/html 2010-02-05T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/83610787.html A new generation of yellow perch is being netted about a mile from Lake Michigan at an urban fish and vegetable farm called Sweet Water Organics, which mimics the Earth's natural ecosystem in a cavernous industrial building. text/html 2010-02-05T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.wdio.com/article/stories/S1401593.shtml?cat=11563 U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl today announced the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute has received nearly $2 million to support research, education and outreach activities related to Lakes Superior and Michigan. text/html 2010-02-04T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.wqow.com/Global/story.asp?S=11925610 Wisconsin is making the most of a historic opportunity to tap into $475 million in federal funding set aside for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in 2010. An estimated 400 applications were submitted by Wisconsin governments and groups. text/html 2010-02-04T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/83511107.html The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District's deep tunnels and two sewage treatment plants collected and cleansed more than 98.3% - or 72.2 billion gallons - of the sewage and storm water that entered regional sewers in 2009. text/html 2010-02-02T08:05:50-04:00 http://dailyreporter.com/blog/2010/02/01/waukesha-ties-water-deal-to-developments/ Environmental groups are suspicious of the development projections Waukesha, Wis., is using to justify its request for Lake Michigan water. text/html 2010-02-02T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=5688 President Obama's budget proposal dedicates $300 million for Great Lakes clean up efforts. That's down from $475 million previously allocated to address pressing issues. text/html 2010-01-29T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.jsonline.com/news/waukesha/83001697.html Waukesha could become the first community entirely outside the Great Lakes drainage basin to request a diversion of water under terms of a 2008 Great Lakes protection compact. Waukesha must show it lacks an adequate supply of safe drinking water. text/html 2010-01-29T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/82968642.html An Asian carp "summit" has been scheduled for Feb. 8 at the White House. Governors of Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois will meet with federal agency leaders to talk about the Obama administration's plans to protect Lake Michigan.