Great Lakes News, International News

The Great Lakes Commission is compiling URLs to news stories relevant to the Great Lakes' states and provinces. Tap in to see what's cookin. The late January pickins were as follows for the week of January 22, 2000. Not easy to freeze. Earthwatch Radio. The Great Lakes are not easy to freeze...at least not completely. According to NOAA's Ray Assel, typically only a quarter of Lake Ontario will ever be ice covered, but up to 90 percent of Lake Erie often freezes. Lakes defense: Gov. Engler sounds an appropriate rallying cry. Editorial, Detroit Free Press. Gov. John Engler's citation of the word "tuebor" or "I will defend" on the state seal made a stirring launch to his defense of the Great Lakes against bulk water sales. The state of Engler's speech, 1/23. Taxes, school and, oh yeah, environment, 1/22

Black carp introduction gets hooked. Great Lakes Radio Consortium States in the Mississippi river basin are protesting a decision by the state of Mississippi to allow a foreign fish to be introduced to control a pest. Surrounding states are concerned the fish will escape into the wild and damage the environment. Plutonium shipment outrages activists. Great Lakes Radio Consortium. U.S. and Canadian activists are trying to stop plutonium from dismantled warheads from being shipped to Canadian nuclear power plants. The first shipment was recently slipped into Canada and another is coming this spring. Commentary: The public's right to say no

Bird decline tied to exotics. Great Lakes Radio Consortium. According to the National Audobon Society, some species of songbirds have experienced a 30 percent decline in their population over the past decade. Now, there's evidence that non-native plant species may be contributing to the problem. Sub to be tourist site? Great Lakes Radio Consortium. A Lake Superior-based yacht company is selling a Soviet attack submarine, which could make some community the proud owner of a unique tourist attraction. Waste on the way? Transport of spent nuclear fuel fought. Toledo Blade. Overview of the U.S. Department of Energy's Yucca Mountain project, with notice of a 1/28/2000 public hearing in Cleveland. A similar hearing will be held Feb. 1 in Chicago.

Meanwhile, remember to check out Planet Ark if you have a taste for international environmental news coverage and want a sense of what's going on beyond the U.S. borders.

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