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White House Makes Final Recommendations for Ocean Policy Task Force

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:41:54 +0000

The Obama Administration released the final recommendations of the Ocean Policy Task Force that sets up a national policy for the protection and restoration of the oceans, coasts and Great Lakes. The Task Force recommends establishing a National Ocean Council…

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Mr. President: The Asian Carp Crisis has hit ‘Code Red’

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:48:08 +0000

Members of the Great Lakes congressional delegation are circulating a letter to President Obama urging him to take aggressive action to solve the Asian carp crisis. Essentially, it’s now ‘code red’ for carp.

We need every U.S. House and Senate…

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Catch of the Day: Asian Carp

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:19:27 +0000

The netting of an adult Asian carp in Lake Calumet has lit a fire under Capitol Hill lawmakers. We’re hearing that key U.S. senators are busy preparing legislation to accelerate a major study to examine how the nation can implement…

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Ohio Groups Aim to Stop Power Plant Fish Kill to Protect Great Lakes, Economy

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:40:49 +0000

For more than a century, Great Lakes fish populations have acted as an important indicator of the health of the Great Lakes. As threats to the Lakes mounted—pollution, over-fishing, and invasive species to name a few—fish populations plummeted, and in…

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Great Lakes David Obey To Step Down

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:14:54 +0000

The POLITICO is reporting that House Appropriations Committee Chair and long time Great Lakes Advocate Rep. David Obey (D-Wisc.) will not be running for reelection. Rep. Obey has done tremendous work for Great Lakes restoration and his key post on…

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Papp Says Ballast Standards Would Be His Top Priority

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:50:27 +0000

Vice Adm. Robert Papp, nominee to head the Coast Guard, told a US Senate panel yesterday that he wants to make national ballast standards a priority if he is confirmed.

While appearing before the US Senate Commerce Committee, Papp…

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HOW coalition urges Congress, federal agencies to step up efforts to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes

Jeff Alexander — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:25:33 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. (FEB. 25) — The co-chair of the Healing Our Waters^®-Great Lakes Coalition today called on Congress to declare the Asian carp an imminent threat to the Great Lakes and direct federal agencies to separate the carp-infested Mississippi River…

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It’s Lobby Season and the Great Lakes are on the Agenda

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:27:29 +0000

Healing Our Waters Coalition Members are arriving in Washington DC today to launch an aggressive lobbying campaign on Capitol Hill. It is true that HOW comes to the Capitol City to pay our Senators and Representatives a visit annually, but…

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Federal Asian Carp Plan Needs to Be Strengthened

Jordan Lubetkin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:53:58 +0000

Conservation groups today are urging the Obama Administration to strengthen a federal plan to protect the Great Lakes from the advancing Asian carp and move toward a permanent solution of physically separating the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes basin.…

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Coalition Presses to Restore Great Lakes Funding

Jordan Lubetkin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:59:13 +0000

On Monday, President Obama released his annual budget—which includes $300 million for the president’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, down from $475 million in his inaugural budget.

To see how Great Lakes restoration programs have fared in the last several annual…

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Capitol Hill Will Hold Emergency Asian Carp Meeting on Wednesday

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:43:05 +0000

Tomorrow at 9 a.m. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), along with other Great Lakes lawmakers, will attend an emergency meeting on the Asian Carp crisis, reports the Sandusky Register.

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Michigan Congressional Delegation Calls for a More Rapid Response to Asian Carp Crisis

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:11:02 +0000

The Michigan Congressional Delegation is “alarmed” and “dismayed” at the slow pace of the rapid response efforts to halt the progress of the voracious Asian Carp. In a strongly worded letter to the Army, Coast Guard, EPA and Fish and…

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White House Welcomes A Meeting With Great Lakes Governors

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:10:39 +0000

Today, the White House responded positively to the Great Lakes Governors request for a summit on the Asian carp threat.

“While we have been working with state officials on an ongoing basis, we would welcome a meeting with Great…

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GL Govs Call for White House Summit After Court Punts on Lock Closure

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:43:46 +0000

The US Supreme Court did not call for the closing of the locks to keep the Asian Carp out of Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes ecosystem. While they rejected Michigan’s injunction they did not decide if they will hear…

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The Supreme Court Chooses to Wait on Injunction to Close Locks

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:01:57 +0000

It seems the US Supreme Court doesn’t realize that time is of the essence when trying to stop the Asian Carp from entering Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes ecosystem since on Friday the court chose not to deal…

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Superior Surfers Take On Winter Storm

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:01:53 +0000

Great Lakes surfers are hitting the waves regardless of snow, hail and sleet – in fact, those are just the conditions that make great waves. Hanging ten in fresh water is a great reason to fight for the restoration of…

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The Great Lakes Echo Takes On the Power Industry

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:22:04 +0000

In a provocative series about the Environmental Protection Agencies attempt to rectify years of lax regulation of the power industry, the Great Lakes Echo brings home some very salient points about what is going into our waterways. To read…

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It is Time for the Restoration of America’s Great Waters

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:04:30 +0000

The Great Waters Coalition launched to vivid enthusiasm among members of Congress who want to help restore this nation’s great waters. A number of these Congressmen and women appeared at the Great Waters launch to urge the newly formed coalition…

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Asian Carp May Have Breached The Barrier

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:57:23 +0000

Dan Egan reports that the Asian Carp’s DNA has been detected beyond the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal’s electronic barrier and all attempts to halt the fish from entering the Great Lakes system may be too late.

A new kind…

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Water conservation an important Great Lakes issue

Jeff Alexander — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:24:14 +0000

Water conservation can be a hard sell in the Great Lakes region.

After all, why do we need to conserve water in a region that contains 20 percent of the world’s fresh surface water?

Here’s one reason: The latest studies…

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Speak up for the Great Lakes

Jeff Alexander — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:10:43 +0000

Calling all Great Lakes advocates: We want you in Cleveland this Thursday (Oct. 29).

That’s when President Obama’s Oceans Policy Task Force will hold its only meeting in the Great Lakes region. The meeting will be held from 4-7 p,m,…

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Clock is ticking on Asian carp timebomb lurking near Lake Michigan

Jeff Alexander — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:28:14 +0000

Asian carp are knocking on the door of Lake Michigan and something needs to be done — STAT! — to keep these food-hogging, flying monsters from invading the Great Lakes.

In a recent post, we reported that the Healing Our…

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Coast Guard proposal: Give ships 22 years to meet toughest ballast discharge standard

Jeff Alexander — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:49:50 +0000

Here’s a trivia question that is sure to stump some of your wonky friends: How long will it take the U.S. Coast Guard to force freighters plying the Great Lakes to install the most effective ballast water treatment systems?

A.…

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Groups call for emergency action to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes

Jeff Alexander — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:03:17 +0000

Conservation organizations are urging the federal government to take emergency action to keep menacing Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes and wreaking havoc on the world’s largest surface fresh-water resource.

The invasive carp are bearing down on an electrical…

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Many Coasts, One Policy

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:55:59 +0000

The White House is pushing for a comprehensive approach to regulation of all the coastlines of the US including the Northern Coast also known as the shores of the Great Lakes. In an effort…

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EPA Will Revise Rules on Coal Plant Water Discharges

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:24:22 +0000

A recent study by the US EPA has alarmed the agency enough to consider new standards for water discharges from coal-fired power plants. The pollution is threatening surface water in the US and that means our drinking water and wildlife…

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Another Reason the US Senate Needs To Pass GLLA

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:14:14 +0000

The Great Lakes Legacy Act is awaiting a vote in the US Senate. The new and improved act triples funding to clean up toxic sediments in the Great Lakes and her tributaries. Last year when the same legislation came before…

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Great Lakes Czar’s Take Away From Listening Tour

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:35:23 +0000

The Great Lakes Town Hall has published a letter from Great Lakes Czar Cam Davis explaining his take on the listening tour. It is a short letter but very substantial – showing that Davis did listen to the concerns voiced…

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Riverkeepers Warn of Poo Stew In Detroit River

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:31:45 +0000

The picture says it all! Guest bloggers for the Detroit Free Press describe the fouling of Lake Erie from the Detroit River and other tributaries – all victims of an ancient combined sewer and storm water system that simply doesn’t…

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Poulson’s GLRI Echo is Heard and Returned

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:58:01 +0000

The Great Lakes Echo’s David Poulson wrote a very provocative blog last week arguing that the public meetings being held by the EPA on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative are, well, prescribed. After attending…

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Obey Calls For Solution to Invasive Species

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:36:51 +0000

Great Lakes Champ David Obey (D-Wisc) is in his home district this week. While visiting a Ballast Water Treatment Center on Lake Superior, Obey warned that invasives are a threat to our economy and way of life.

“Unless we can…

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Restoration Means Recovery for the Midwest

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:20:15 +0000

House Democrats delivered the American Recovery and Reinvention Bill of 2009 to the American people in time for President-Elect Barack Obama’s swearing-in ceremony. The package provides significant money that will put people to work while restoring the Great Lakes.

In…

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