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<> Michigan State University is launching The Great Lakes Clean Communities Network (GLCCN) - The GLCCN basin-wide initiative is a dynamic networking of organizations, online tools, datasets, and models that can be used to generate new ideas, share best practices and approaches for managing environmental problems. GLCCN will be available this summer.

<> Press Coverage of President Obama's 2015 Budget and the Great Lakes - President Obama budget for fiscal year 2015 came out last week, and both the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund received cuts. Below is a compilation of press coverage on the President's budget and how the cuts would hurt the Great Lakes. Background The GLRI was started by President Obama to provide funding to help restore and protect

<> Red Cliff Wants to Remove More Barrels From Lake Superior, Funding Unclear - After pulling 25 barrels from Lake Superior and years of research, the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa says their preliminary data shows there is no immediate concern regarding water safety but they want to pull more barrels despite questions about funding.

• Updates & background from EMR on the 1,437, 55-gallon barrels dumped into Lake Superior by the US Army between 1959 and 1962

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<> 2014 Great Lakes Areas of Concern Annual Conference - EPA has scheduled the 2014 AOC Annual Meeting for Tuesday and Wednesday, March 18 (1 - 4:30 pm) & March 19 (8 am - 12:15 pm).

<> EPA Administrator McCarthy on Great Lakes: 'We Have to all Rally for What's Important' - Posted by Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes Coalition, a recap and audio of Administrator McCarthy's address to Great Lakes supporters in Washington, D.C., on March 5. . .

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<> Asian Carp Eggs Found Near Lynxville, Wisc. - Asian carp eggs, including late-stage embryos nearly ready to hatch from the egg, were recently identified in samples collected by U.S. Geological Survey scientists in 2013 from the Upper Mississippi River as far north as Lynxville, Wisc.

<> Sierra Club Canada applauds water level funding - Obama Administration announced funding to address Lakes Michigan and Huron/Georgian Bay water levels in light of current knowledge and technologies

<> 9th Annual Lake Erie Conference - Lake Erie Waterkeeper Inc., Thursday, March 20, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM (EDT), Sylvania, Ohio

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<> Great Lakes Day - March 2014 – A slide show from Sen. Carl Levin

<> Lake Michigan yellow perch summit to be held in Chicago March 22

<> Public Notice - Meeting of the Board of Directors - Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors Meeting of the Great Lakes Protection Fund is scheduled to be held on March 14, 2014 via teleconference. The meeting will be called to order on Friday, March 14, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. (CDT). The Board welcomes public comment and members of the public who wish to participate may do so via teleconference. Those wishing to participate. . .

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<> NOAA Seeks Answers to Great Lakes Water Level Changes - More ice cover may lead to higher water levels Near record level ice cover topping 90 percent recently over the Great Lakes could help reduce evaporation and contribute to higher lake levels.

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<> Great Lakes Commission calls for immediate action on interbasin transfer of Asian carp - Calls for immediate action on a suite of near-term measures to reduce the risk of interbasin transfer of Asian carp and other invasive species at the Chicago Area Waterways System (CAWS).

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<> USACE Annual Summary Of Great Lakes water levels - The 2013 Annual Summary and analyses of Great Lakes water levels and the meteorological and hydrologic conditions -- substantially higher water levels in 2013, than those experienced in 2012

 

<> Obama Budget Cuts Core Great Lakes Programs - President Barack Obama released his proposed 2015 budget today, which contains cuts to core Great Lakes programs. The Obama Administration is recommending $275 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative – a cut of $25 million from current funding levels of $300 million and a reduction of $200 million from the initial funding proposed. . .