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Water News from Michigan and the Great Lakes
Granholm signs water protection pact (Detroit Free Press, 7/10/08)
Chicago's back alleys filter rainwater for Lake Michigan (CNN, 6/27/08)
Great Lakes accord must still navigate rough waters (Toledo Blade, 6/15/08)
Beaches closed, water contact advisory issued; tap water safe but should be conserved (Ludington Daily News, 6/13/08)
Blanchard, Milliken urge strong water protections (Chicago Tribune, 6/12/08)
House OKs lakes water removal bills (Detroit News, 6/6/08)
Michigan House passes more of its water management plan (The Associated Press, 6/5/08)
Traces of pharmaceuticals found in Chicago drinking water, city tests find (Chicago Tribune, 5/12/08)
Great Lakes enviro battle over invasive species is heating up (Minnesota Monitor, 5/9/08)
Virus linked to carp deaths (The Peterborough Examiner, 5/9/08)
Falls heritage area is signed into law (The Buffalo News, 5/9/08)
Editorial: Stowaway species (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/8/08)
Great Lakes Earth Day Challenge 2008: Go green and head to a drop-off in your area for e-waste and old meds (USEPA, 4/10/08)
RFK Jr. fights for cleaner water; Environmentalist to speak at Great Lakes forum (The Peterborough Examiner, 3/28/08)
Concerns over water scarcity-even on the Great Lakes (The Chicago Methods Reporter, 3/28/08)
EPA's Great Lakes 2008 Earth Day Challenge: a prescription for healthy Great Lakes (EPA News, 3/12/08)
Lakes water levels expected to rebound with high snow volume (The Detroit Freepress, 3/7/08)
Great Lakes Officials Seek Aid From U.S. and Canada (The New York Times, 2/27/08)
DEQ cleanup funding dries up (MLive.com, 1/26/08)
Bloody-red shrimp invades Great Lakes (The Windsor Star, 1/24/08)
States act to protect water (TimesHerlad, 1/21/08)
Water advisory lifted (Lenewee Connection, 1/19/08)
Great Lakes states urged to unite to preserve water (Toledo Blade, 1/18/08)
Water News from around the US
Chicago area reaching limit on fresh water supply (Chicago Tribune, 7/13/08)
CDC Joins EPA in Partnership to Protect Nation's Water Supply (CDC, 7/1/08)
Fresh Water a Top Concern in Flooded Iowa (NPR, 6/16/08)
In Midwest Floods, a Broad Threat to Crops (NY Times, 6/16/08)
In Midwest, Rising Waters and Fears of Worse (NY Times, 6/14/08)
Water District in Southern California Issues an Alert on Use (NY Times, 6/11/08)
Tracking weather to save water (The Mercury News, 6/6/08)
Native Americans Walk for the Water in Georgia (Atlanta Progressive News, 6/5/08)
Earth Day Statement and Information Resources (USEPA, 4/18/08)
Warming felt more in Western U.S. (Los Angeles Times, 3/28/08)
New Strategy to Help the Nation's Ports Go Green (USEPA, 3/7/08)
EPA Tool Helps Communities Tap into Energy Savings (USEPA, 3/3/08)
Yummy Water: Los Angeles Wins Taste Test (Detroit Free Press, 2/25/08)
EPA Helps Communities Increase Water System Sustainability (USEPA, 2/14/08)
Lake Mead Could Be Dry by 2021 (Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UC San Diego, 2/12/08)
2.7 million-gallon sewage spill in Richardson Bay (San Francisco Chronicle, 2/2/08)
Population Pressures Western Water (The Washington Post, 1/31/08)
Reston Will Repair 14 Miles of Eroded Streams (The Washington Post, 1/31/08)
More Testing of Seafood to Address Mercury Concerns (The New York Times, 1/30/08)
EPA, National and Environmental Groups Launch "Green Infrastructure" Plan to Benefit Communities and the Environment (USEPA, 1/17/08)
EPA Reports on Clean Water Infrastructure Needs (USEPA, 1/16/08)
EPA Money and Support Help Make Beach Visits Safe (USEPA, 1/14/08)
Water News from around the World
To Save Olympic Sailing Races, China Fights Algae (The New York Times, 7/1/08)
China Reports Declines in 3 Major Pollutants, Reversing Trend (The New York Times, 6/6/08)
Monsanto sees growing water shortage issues ahead (Thomson Reuters, 6/6/08)
World Bank Citizen Report Card on water and sanitation (Daily Times, 6/6/08)
In Spain, Water Is a New Battleground (The New York Times, 6/3/08)
Family Science Project Yields Surprising Data About a Siberian Lake (NY Times, 5/6/08)
Water Industry Commission for Scotland Hails World First as Water Competition Comes to Scotland Next Week (PRNewswire, 3/28/08)
World Water Day what is it? (The Jamaica Observer, 3/23/08)
5.9 million Chinese short of drinking water: report (TerraDaily, 3/1/08)
China Offers Plan to Clean Up Its Polluted Lakes (The New York Times, 1/23/08)
India Finds Mutated DNA Where Water Is Toxic (The New York Times, 12/4/07)
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