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Rep: Obama pledges further Great Lakes support

September 13, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

A former adviser to President Barack Obama says the president would continue supporting a wide-ranging Great Lakes restoration program if re-elected. But Carol Browner says it’s too soon to know how much money would be available during a second Obama term. Continue Reading

Obama, Romney campaigns to discuss Great Lakes

September 11, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Representatives of Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are scheduled to outline their policies on Great Lakes protection this week. Continue Reading

Bicyclists finish trip around Great Lakes

August 5, 2012 in Duluth News Tribune

A pair of bicyclists from Duluth ended a more-than-5,300-mile trip around the Great Lakes on Sunday, back home where they began their journey May 1.
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Iowa Great Lakes equal great fun

July 21, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

OKOBOJI, Iowa The Okoboji Great Lakes area has a lot to offer and that is not an exaggeration. Continue Reading

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Great Lakes Airlines Expands to TRF, Devils Lake

July 12, 2012 in WDAZ

(WDAZ-TV) – Great Lakes Airlines has been around for a few decades and now its making a name for itself here in the upper midwest.

The airline recently expanded to both Thief River Falls and Devils Lake. Continue Reading

Report: Asian carp could reach all 5 Great Lakes

July 12, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

A new report says Asian carp could find hospitable conditions in all five of the Great Lakes if they gain a foothold. The carp are threatening to enter Lake Michigan through a Chicago-area waterway network. Continue Reading

EPA creates Great Lakes protection advisory board

May 31, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is creating a board to help federal agencies carry out two Great Lakes protection programs. Continue Reading

St. Lawrence Seaway gets new US boss

May 10, 2012 in Duluth News Tribune

The agency overseeing U.S. interests in the St. Lawrence Seaway, the man-made system of locks, channels and canals that links the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, has a new boss. Continue Reading

Army Corps quickens pace on Asian carp study

May 8, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Obama administration officials say a new timetable developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should speed up the search for a permanent method of protecting the Great Lakes from Asian carp and other invasive species. Continue Reading

Great Lakes lamprey to be baked in a dish fit for a queen

April 27, 2012 in Duluth News Tribune

Sea lamprey may be one of the most hated species in the Great Lakes, but it’s a key ingredient in a traditional English pie that will be given to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II for her Diamond Jubilee in June.
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