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Great Lakes Daily News: 25 November 2003
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FirstEnergy says Davis-Besse ready
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FirstEnergy Corp. told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that its
Davis-Besse nuclear power plant is ready to restart, even as a grand jury is
investigating the company for possible wrongdoing in regard to the plant.
Source: Akron Beacon-Journal (11/25)


Ship fest turns out a wreck for Toledo
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Toledo's tall ships festival is a tale of confusion, missing money, too much
security and too few festival goers, according to a newly released special
audit. But other lakefront cities that welcomed tall ships last summer are
hailing the events as a success. Source: The Cleveland Plain Dealer (11/25)


Official: Restoration a tough sell
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Explaining the benefits from a proposed $6 billion in federal funding for
water restoration programs in the Great Lakes region to Ohio farmers will be
a big task, an official with the Ottawa River Coalition says. Source:
Wapakoneta Daily News (11/25)


Smart growth gathering applauds W. Lafayette
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West Lafayette and Tippecanoe County were among the Indiana communities
recognized as models for smart growth during the Indiana Land Use
Consortium's sixth annual conference last week. Source: The Star Press
(11/25)


Only one of six proposed plants is nearing completion
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Only one of six natural gas power plants proposed for southwest Michigan has
been built, and four of those could be scrapped unless there is a market for
their electricty. Source: The St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Herald-Palladium
(11/25)


Taconite plant offer goes before judge today
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Creditors have approved a cash offer for bankrupt EVTAC Mining Co., a deal
that could put more than 300 employees back to work producing taconite
pellets by Christmas. Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune (11/25)


EPA water office chief resigns
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In an announcement that surprised environmental groups and U.S. EPA staff,
G. Tracy Mehan, the agency's top water official, said that he would resign
effective Dec. 29. Source: Engineering News-Record (11/24)


Ferry has high-tech gear for emergencies
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Crossing Lake Michigan at 35 mph in six-foot seas sounds as gut-wrenching as
an amusement park thrill ride. But the owners of Lake Express high-speed
ferry service are promising a safe and comfortable ride in all kinds of
weather and sea conditions. Source: The Muskegon Chronicle (11/23)


Species survivors
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Minnesota is working to keep out invasive plants and animals, but the global
economy means the 100-year-old battle will never end. Source: St. Paul
Pioneer Press (11/23)


Debate over lake trout crash lives on
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Though a recently published study suggests that dioxin contamination was
reponsible for the decline of lake trout populations in the 1950s, many
remain skeptical about applying the study's findings beyond Lake Ontario.
Source: Wausau Daily Herald (11/23)


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