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<> Protecting the Great Lakes: Schuette, Wyant Request Details on Status of 61-Year-Old Mackinac Straits Enbridge Oil Pipelines – Michigan Officials' Letter to Enbridge Requests Information on Construction of Pipelines, Inspections, Leak Prevention, Detection and Control Plans (links to letter and attachment). Response due in 60-days.

• NWF Supports Michigan Effort to Get More Information on Straits of Mackinac Pipeline

<> Midwest braces for effects of still-frozen Great Lakes - With some areas of the Great Lakes having ice layers over two feet deep, it is hard to predict when they will fully melt, and what sort of environmental effects will be seen when they do. Lake Superior, is still over 60 percent frozen.

<> Chicago stops short of petroleum coke ban - A revised zoning ordinance outlaws new storage terminals while requiring three existing operations along the Calumet River to file quarterly reports on the amount of petroleum coke and coal shipped through Chicago. . .

• Chicago's Petcoke Problem: City Council Ordinance Moves in the Right Direction - CHICAGO (April 30, 2014) – Chicago's City Council today prohibited more oil refining waste storage sites from blighting the city's neighborhoods, air and waterways with the passage of an ordinance aimed at banning new coal and. . .

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<> Great Lakes Fishery Commission Annual Meeting - The Great Lakes Fishery Commission Annual Meeting will take place June 3-4 in Chicago, Ill. The meeting includes a welcome from U.S. EPA Region 5 Administrator Sustan Hedman, and more. . .

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<> Great Lakes governors take aim at invasive species - The governors of eight states surrounding the Great Lakes and the leaders of two Canadian provinces have agreed at a meeting in Chicago to join forces to combat invasive species including Asian Carp.

<> Great Lakes ice currently highest amount for this late date; Superior could have ice still in June - Lake Superior is still over 60 percent covered in ice as of yesterday Saturday April 26, 2014. . .

<> Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder: 'atmosphere of crisis' needed for faster action on Asian carp - Great Lakes Echo commentator Gary Wilson sat down with Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in Chicago for a one-on-one interview Friday. Snyder urged a quicker solution to the carp crisis, said he was worried about storing pet coke. . .

<> Coast Guard completes investigation into BP oil spill - A hearing officer will decide within 30 days whether BP will face any fines, penalties or corrective actions for the oil spill that occurred in Lake Michigan in March. . .

<> Chicago Receives Two U.S. EPA Grants to Improve Lake Michigan Water Quality - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the award of two Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling $1 million to fund green infrastructure projects in Chicago. . .

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<> Great Lakes whitefish shortage comes on heels of record-high prices in 2013 - Lower supplies and increased demand pushed wholesale whitefish prices to record levels last year, and a late start to the 2014 Great Lakes fishing season could place further pressure on prices.

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<> Dozens of ships at Soo Locks await ice cutter convoy to cross Lake Superior - There are currently more than 40 ships waiting to get through the Soo Locks due to the lingering ice cover on the water.

<> Call: 10th Annual Great Lakes Restoration Conference - The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition has issued a reminder call for presentations and field trips for the upcoming conference to be held in Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 9-11. Deadline for submission is tomorrow, April 18.

<> Corps Releases Latest GLMRIS Newsletter - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has release the latest issue of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS ) newsletter with a number of articles related to the GLMRIS Report release.

<> Invaders in the Ballast Water - One GLPF-Sponsored Project to Keep Invasive Species Out of the Great Lakes Photo: Dr. Jeffrey Ram When ships enter the Great Lakes region, these vessels can transport new "passengers" that are unwelcome, in the form of . . .

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<> Lack of Vitamin B1 Killing Great Lakes Fish - Summary: Great Lakes fish in the salmon family that rely on the fish "alewife" as part of their diet face a major obstacle in restoring naturally reproducing populations, according to new U.S. Geological Survey research

<> Why it's a big deal that half of the Great Lakes are still covered in ice - As the Great Lakes slowly lose their historically large ice covers over the next few months, the domino effects could include lingering cold water, delayed seasonal shifts, and huge jumps in water levels

<> COMMENTARY: Tar sands expansion poses risk to Great Lakes - Expanding proposals for more pipeline capacity by Canadian pipeline company Enbridge, as well as plans to ship tar sands crude oil across Lake Superior and other Great Lakes, are astonishing in their sheer scale.