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Great Lakes Daily News: 17 November 2003
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Prairie plants rescued in farm's twilight
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Only a tiny fraction of the original native grasslands of the Midwest
remain. But in recent years, there's been renewed interest in restoring the
old prairies and creating new ones. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium
(11/17)


Debate over Superfund's future
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For the first time in the Midwest, an old Superfund site has been declared
ready for reuse. But funding questions continue to cloud the future of the
toxic waste clean-up program. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (11/17)


Ann Arbor battles sprawl with greenbelt
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Environmentalists scored a huge victory at the polls earlier this month,
when Ann Arbor, Mich., and its surrounding townships agreed to a tax to
preserve a belt of green space. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (11/17)


EDITORIAL: Play by the rules and end steel tariffs
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Tariffs gave U.S. steel manufacturers a reprieve, but it's time to respect
global trade rules. Source: The Indianapolis Star (11/17)


Lamprey, fishermen not off hook yet
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Whether the results of a study indicating that lake trout succumbed to toxic
chemicals in Lake Ontario can be applied to the other Great Lakes -
especially Lake Michigan - remains questionable. Source: Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel (11/17)


Plaintiffs win a round in shoreline erosion legal battle
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After years of watching Lake Michigan gobble up their shoreline property,
some Berrien County residents are moving closer to collecting damages from
the federal government for their losses. Source: The St. Joseph-Benton
Harbor Herald-Palladium (11/17)


Village pushes for new wetlands fill
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Another controversial wetlands fill is being proposed a few hundred yards
from Lake Michigan - this time by Elk Rapids, Mich., officials. Source:
Traverse City Record-Eagle (11/16)


Gales, storm warnings led to chaos as ships sought shelter
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Things are getting back to normal on the Great Lakes after last week's big
blow scrambled schedules and sent almost the entire Great Lakes fleet to
dock or anchor. Source: The Holland Sentinel (11/16)


Taft to pursue $6B for Great Lakes plan
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Ohio Gov. Bob Taft is urging President Bush to help win congressional
support for a pair of bills that would provide the Great Lakes region with
an unprecedented $6 billion for water restoration programs. Source: The
Toledo Blade (11/15)


McGuinty takes steps to protect province's water
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To help avoid a repeat of the Walkerton tragedy, Ontario's new environment
minister is setting up two key committees that will help the province
protect its sources of drinking water. Source: The Toronto Star (11/14)


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