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healthylakes

  1. Great Lakes rivers once declared dead are on the road to recover: bit.ly/KWP1MB about 23 hours ago via web
  2. Buffalo River may be safe for swimming by 2017. Remarkable, considering its history: bit.ly/KT7edS 6:55 AM May 29th via TweetDeck
  3. Amid $1 billion effort to restore Great Lakes, ferry wants to dump toxic coal ash in Lake Michigan. on.freep.com/LPio7K 5:57 AM May 29th via TweetDeck
  4. Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funds used to fight hydrilla invasion in New York: bit.ly/LBjKQw #invasive #GLRI 5:33 AM May 29th via TweetDeck
  5. New testing provides real time water quality alerts for Chicago beaches. Nice. bit.ly/LcAcdi #waterpollution 8:21 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  6. Great Lakes #shipping season off to a solid start: bit.ly/LczmNH 7:17 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  7. 40,000 steellhead released into Michigan river: bit.ly/Lcyrww #fishing 7:10 AM May 24th via TweetDeck
  8. Cleanup removes tons of mercury from a Michigan lake. Excellent! bit.ly/JPyakV #GLRI 7:47 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck
  9. Which #GreatLakes state has the most lighthouses? Find out here: on.freep.com/KIBYUl 8:06 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck
  10. Feds studying ways to prevent floods in the #GreatLakes region. Floods are bad for the lakes. bit.ly/K4Rf0z 6:40 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck
  11. Canadian activist wants the #GreatLakes given public trust protection: bit.ly/LXdg0u #water #Barlow 11:32 AM May 17th via TweetDeck
  12. #NRCS in New York offering farmers grants that will help restore the #GreatLakes. Nice! bit.ly/LXaeJy #GLRI 10:12 AM May 17th via TweetDeck
  13. Scientists constructing sturgeon love shacks in St. Clair River: bit.ly/JTqFqJ #fish 12:11 PM May 8th via TweetDeck
  14. Big news: Feds to speed up #asiancarp study. Solutions possible in 2013: huff.to/IMJZWO 7:30 AM May 8th via TweetDeck
  15. Big news: Army Corps to speed up its #asiancarp study. Solutions coming in 2013: huff.to/IMJZWO 7:12 AM May 8th via TweetDeck
  16. Lake Superior's sea caves get some love from the "Gear Junkies." bit.ly/IUVNbF 7:03 AM May 8th via TweetDeck
  17. @NOAA_GLERL Hey, GLERL, we'll be at IAGLR. We'll be tweeting using #IAGLR. You? 8:39 PM May 7th via web
  18. Sorry. here's correct link for power outage at #asiancarp barrier: bit.ly/KeA0sQ 7:17 AM May 7th via TweetDeck
  19. Power outage leaves #greatlakes defenseless against #asiancarp: bit.ly/Kezqez 6:47 AM May 7th via TweetDeck
  20. New site offers information on Wisconsin's #greatlakes toxic hot spots: bit.ly/KeBtPT #AOC 5:56 AM May 7th via TweetDeck