http://dailyreporter.com Wisconsin's Construction Authority Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:06:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/05/27/great-lakes-region-pins-economic-hopes-on-water/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/05/27/great-lakes-region-pins-economic-hopes-on-water/#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 14:52:39 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=99190 A century ago, the seven-story brick building a few blocks from downtown was a factory — a symbol of an era when Milwaukee and other cities ringing the Great Lakes were industrial powerhouses churning out steel, automobiles and appliances. Eventually the region's manufacturing core crumbled, and the structure became an all-but-forgotten warehouse.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/05/27/great-lakes-region-pins-economic-hopes-on-water/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/05/21/budget-panel-to-review-ballast-water-fees/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/05/21/budget-panel-to-review-ballast-water-fees/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 21:11:56 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=98956 The Legislature's budget committee has voted to end ballast water discharge fees for Great Lakes shipping in two years.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/05/21/budget-panel-to-review-ballast-water-fees/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/05/14/report-card-great-lakes-still-have-big-problems/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/05/14/report-card-great-lakes-still-have-big-problems/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 01:44:40 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=98657 A decades-old effort to nurse the battered Great Lakes to health has made progress toward reducing toxic pollution and slamming the door on invasive species, but the freshwater seas continue to face serious threats, a U.S.-Canadian agency said Tuesday.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/05/14/report-card-great-lakes-still-have-big-problems/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/04/28/panel-structures-may-be-needed-to-boost-lakes/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/04/28/panel-structures-may-be-needed-to-boost-lakes/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:12:28 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=97955 A U.S.-Canadian panel urged both nations Friday to consider installing water retention structures to boost levels on Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, which fell to their lowest point on record in January and have lagged well below their historical average since the late 1990s.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/04/28/panel-structures-may-be-needed-to-boost-lakes/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/04/10/obama-budget-seeks-300m-for-great-lakes-cleanup/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/04/10/obama-budget-seeks-300m-for-great-lakes-cleanup/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:07:42 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=97127 President Barack Obama's proposed 2014 budget calls for keeping a wide-ranging Great Lakes cleanup program near its current funding level.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/04/10/obama-budget-seeks-300m-for-great-lakes-cleanup/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/04/01/low-levels-forcing-lighter-loads/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/04/01/low-levels-forcing-lighter-loads/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:28:45 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=96674 Water levels on the Great Lakes are so low that shippers are being forced to leave as much as 15 percent of their cargo behind, said industry analysts who are working to find ways to alleviate the problem.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/04/01/low-levels-forcing-lighter-loads/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/07/budget-cuts-imperil-restoration-of-great-lakes/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/07/budget-cuts-imperil-restoration-of-great-lakes/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:44:41 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=95847 The effectiveness of a long-term plan to heal the ailing Great Lakes could be marred by federal spending cuts, which also could make it harder to cope with low water levels that threaten the region's economy, local leaders say.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/07/budget-cuts-imperil-restoration-of-great-lakes/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/06/report-great-lakes-cleanup-plan-making-progress/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/06/report-great-lakes-cleanup-plan-making-progress/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:54:23 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=95803 The Obama administration says a billion-dollar campaign to improve the Great Lakes environment is paying off.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/06/report-great-lakes-cleanup-plan-making-progress/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/06/advocates-ask-congress-to-spare-great-lakes-funds/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/06/advocates-ask-congress-to-spare-great-lakes-funds/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:19:32 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=95775 Advocates are lobbying Congress this week to protect a Great Lakes environmental program from across-the-board cuts that will hammer many federal programs unless a budget agreement is reached.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/03/06/advocates-ask-congress-to-spare-great-lakes-funds/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/01/28/refiner-considers-shipping-oil-via-great-lakes/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/01/28/refiner-considers-shipping-oil-via-great-lakes/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:43:22 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=94467 A petroleum refiner is exploring whether to build a crude oil loading dock on Lake Superior, near its refinery in Superior, Wis., to ship crude oil on the Great Lakes.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/01/28/refiner-considers-shipping-oil-via-great-lakes/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2013/01/04/great-lakes-futures-project-to-meet-in-michigan/ http://dailyreporter.com/2013/01/04/great-lakes-futures-project-to-meet-in-michigan/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:13:56 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=93727 The University of Michigan will host dozens of Great Lakes researchers, advocates and policymakers Wednesday at its Ann Arbor campus for a meeting of the Great Lakes Futures Project.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2013/01/04/great-lakes-futures-project-to-meet-in-michigan/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/12/21/towns-try-to-save-harbors-along-great-lakes/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/12/21/towns-try-to-save-harbors-along-great-lakes/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:24:34 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=93449 For more than a century, easy access to Lake Michigan has made Onekama a popular place for summer visitors and a refuge for boaters fleeing dangerous storms. Now the community itself needs a rescue, from slumping lake levels that threaten its precious link to open water.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/12/21/towns-try-to-save-harbors-along-great-lakes/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/12/12/lower-great-lakes-levels-reveal-wrecks/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/12/12/lower-great-lakes-levels-reveal-wrecks/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:25:37 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=93130 The remains of a wooden steamer built 125 years ago recently were uncovered in West Michigan because of lower Great Lakes water levels.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/12/12/lower-great-lakes-levels-reveal-wrecks/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/11/14/advocates-say-spending-cuts-would-hurt-great-lakes/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/11/14/advocates-say-spending-cuts-would-hurt-great-lakes/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:52:38 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=92069 Environmental activists say federal programs designed to protect and clean up the Great Lakes will take a big hit if Congress and President Barack Obama don't reach a budget deal soon.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/11/14/advocates-say-spending-cuts-would-hurt-great-lakes/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/10/30/program-to-boost-great-lakes-cleanup-research/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/10/30/program-to-boost-great-lakes-cleanup-research/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:43:45 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=91508 The University of Michigan is establishing a research program designed to make sure the federal government bases decisions in its billion-dollar battle to clean up the Great Lakes on solid science, officials said Tuesday.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/10/30/program-to-boost-great-lakes-cleanup-research/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/10/29/port-of-milwaukee-prepping-to-avoid-damage/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/10/29/port-of-milwaukee-prepping-to-avoid-damage/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:42:37 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=91466 With waves expected to reach as high as 33 feet Tuesday on Lake Michigan, the Port of Milwaukee is taking steps to protect its docks and boats.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/10/29/port-of-milwaukee-prepping-to-avoid-damage/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/10/16/views-from-around-the-state-still-time-to-save-s-s-badger-great-lakes-restoration-efforts-deserve-funding/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/10/16/views-from-around-the-state-still-time-to-save-s-s-badger-great-lakes-restoration-efforts-deserve-funding/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:07:00 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=90859 The S.S. Badger is nearly done — for the season, and possibly for good.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/10/16/views-from-around-the-state-still-time-to-save-s-s-badger-great-lakes-restoration-efforts-deserve-funding/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/10/11/us-forest-service-awards-3m-for-great-lakes-water-quality/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/10/11/us-forest-service-awards-3m-for-great-lakes-water-quality/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:52:00 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=90743 The U.S. Forest Service is awarding nearly $3 million to improve the tree canopy and forest cover in the Great Lakes region.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/10/11/us-forest-service-awards-3m-for-great-lakes-water-quality/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/10/03/feds-back-research-to-stop-great-lakes-invasions/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/10/03/feds-back-research-to-stop-great-lakes-invasions/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:08:46 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=90496 Federal grants will support stepped-up research into ways to prevent invasions of the Great Lakes by foreign animal and plant species, with special emphasis on refining techniques that detect their DNA in the water, officials said.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/10/03/feds-back-research-to-stop-great-lakes-invasions/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/09/21/senators-introduce-great-lakes-cleanup-legislation/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/09/21/senators-introduce-great-lakes-cleanup-legislation/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:57:04 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=90064 U.S. senators from both parties are proposing legislation to continue Great Lakes cleanup efforts that include removing toxins from polluted harbors and fighting invasive species.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/09/21/senators-introduce-great-lakes-cleanup-legislation/feed/ 0