(WI) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Federal and state regulators are planning to remove more than 4 million pounds of contaminated sediments from the Milwaukee River and Lincoln Creek at an estimated cost of $20.2 million.

(MI) Muskegon Chronicle – One of the largest federal “stimulus” grants for the Muskegon area is being targeted at its greatest asset — the waterfront.  

(IN) The Post-Tribune - Good weather is speeding up work for crews that are nearing the halfway point in the $2 million project to restore the lower reaches of Dunes Creek to a natural state.

(MI) The Detroit News - It used to be a regular part of fall weekends all over Michigan:  a yard full of leaves raked into a pile and burned, creating that distinctive smell that became an integral part of the season.

(OH) Sandusky Register - Erie and Ottawa counties are slated to receive millions of dollars of new federal funds from a measure just signed by President Barack Obama that seeks to restore the health of the Great Lakes.

Editors note: Welcome to Echo’s first Monday Mashup. Each week we’ll feature an information and geography mashup relevant to the Great Lakes. Readers can nominate mashups they’ve seen elsewhere or create their own. Got a good one? Contact Monday Mashup editor Rachael Gleason at greatlakesecho@gmail.com
By Rachael Gleason
Nov. 9, 2009
Pleasant Weather combines a Google map with real-time camera shots of weather in more than 400 locations around the Great Lakes in the U.S. and Canada. Click on the icons at places like Gurnee, Ill., to find out if it’s raining …

By Emily Lawler
Nov. 8, 2009
LANSING, Mich. — Turning sunshine into money isn’t a new concept, but it may become a more profitable one in Michigan.

By Hyonhee Shin
Nov. 7, 2009

LANSING – Some Michigan lawmakers are seeking an increase in solid waste disposal fees to help reduce landfills and incineration. The current fee is 21 cents per ton. Most other Great Lakes states charge more – 50 cents in Indiana, $2.22 in Illinois, $4.75 in Ohio, $7.25 in Pennsylvania and $13 in Wisconsin, the highest in the nation.

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(MI) The Detroit News - The film, titled “Lake Invaders: The Fight for Lake Huron,” was produced by faculty and students at Grand Valley State University in Allendale. A screening is scheduled tonight at the DeVos Center.