GLIN Daily News RSS Feed for Wisconsin http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ 2010-03-17T14:01:01-04:00 http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ http://www.glin.net/news/rss.gif text/html 2010-03-16T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9EF7R700.htm Wisconsin residents may soon pay more to flush the toilet but enjoy cleaner lakes, rivers and streams under a plan to more strictly regulate phosphorus pollution in state waterways. text/html 2010-03-15T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/87629192.html Environmental DNA testing involves taking water samples and then filtering it for fragments of DNA, which then are amplified with lab tools so they can be confirmed as species-specific material. What the DNA samples can't reveal is how many fish might be in an area or their size and age. text/html 2010-03-15T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/87629187.html Fishery crews have spent the past month chasing Asian carp with nets and fish-shocking tools on the Chicago canal system near Lake Michigan. They've landed zero Asian carp. text/html 2010-03-12T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/87395902.html With two of the Great Lakes lapping the Wisconsin's shores, water supply shouldn't be a problem. But appearances are deceiving. It's time for the state Legislature to approve a bill protecting groundwater supplies and better regulating them in sensitive areas. text/html 2010-03-12T08:05:50-04:00 http://milwaukee.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2010/03/15/story2.html?b=1268625600%5E3027521 A recent poll indicates rank-and-file citizens also understand the impact water can have on the local economy and they are willing to pay higher rates for water if the additional fees are earmarked to help grow businesses in southeast Wisconsin. text/html 2010-03-11T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.htrnews.com/article/20100311/MAN0101/3110511/1984/Specialist-Asian-carp-potential-problem DNA evidence suggests that there is a low abundance of Asian carp, if any, in Lake Michigan. A Wisconsin Sea Grant researcher says population numbers are an important factor in establishment. text/html 2010-03-11T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20100311/GPG03/3110617/1247/Iron--coal-demand-give-ports-positive-forecast The 2010 Great Lakes shipping season is expected to show some improvement over 2009, but few expect a dramatic spike in business this year. text/html 2010-03-10T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/20100310/SHE0101/3100378/1973/SHE0201/County-still-hoping-for-dune-restoration Sheboygan County officials will seek federal funding to transform the Amsterdam Dunes property into a nature preserve. The 323-acre site represents one of the last considerable expanses of undeveloped wilderness on the western shores of Lake Michigan. text/html 2010-03-10T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.jsonline.com/business/87182222.html Marquette Univ. and the Univ. of Wisc.-Milwaukee have launched a shared research program called the Industrial/University Cooperative Research Center linking university researchers with water-engineering companies. text/html 2010-03-10T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/87146747.html Resource managers and cottage owners have a new tool in the fight to keep inland lakes from being infested by zebra mussels. A web site from the U. of Wisc.-Madison will help property owners determine how vulnerable their lakes are to an invasion.