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Great Lakes Daily News: 01 December 2003
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New lock for Great Lakes shipping?
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Port directors are trying to gather steam to have a new large lock built at
Sault Saint Marie, Mich., which they say is needed for ports on lakes
Michigan and Superior to remain major players in shipping. Source: Great
Lakes Radio Consortium (12/1)


Michigan attempts to stop foreign trash imports
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States have tried for years to limit the number of out-of-state trash
haulers heading to their landfills, but now Michigan is trying to stop trash
from being imported from outside the country. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (12/1)


New fishing report offers 'invaluable' information on lakes
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The business of sportfishing on Lake Michigan is on the upswing, according
to a new report, but it's a difficult way to make a living. Source: The
Holland Sentinel (11/30)


More money for Asian carp barrier in Romeoville
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The House and Senate have approved an appropriation of $1.45 million for
construction and maintenance of barriers in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship
canal to help keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. Source: The Herald
News (11/30)


Beach bacteria study points to river, ditch
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While cautioning they are a long way from cracking the mysterious bacteria
problem that has plagued the Lake Erie beach at Maumee Bay State Park,
researchers say a new study has led them to identify two streams as major
pathways. Source: The Toledo Blade (11/29)


The big exception: Chicago
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Some Wisconsin communities argue that they should be entitled to the same
thing Chicago suburbs can get - Lake Michigan water. Source: Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel (11/29)


Low water levels crimp ship canal
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A shipping canal that cuts 100 miles off the route between Chicago and Green
Bay is filling in with silt, prompting some ships to avoid it completely.
Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (11/28)


Ontario's short-term focus hurting environment, report says
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Ontario continues to ignore long-term environmental consequences in its push
for economic expansion, according to the province's environmental
commissioner. Source: The Globe and Mail (11/28)


Ground-water conflicts leave disputes, dry faucets
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It might seem unlikely that the Great Lakes state could see water shortages.
But in at least three Michigan counties, limited water supplies have led to
finger-pointing and lawsuits between families and businesses. Source: South
Bend Tribune (11/27)


Slow warm-up period expected for new land-use law
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Michigan cities, townships and villages soon will have the power to set up
joint commissions to write zoning ordinances for districts that cross
municipal boundary lines. Source: Booth Newspapers (11/25)


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