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Great Lakes Daily News: 02 December 2003
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Emerald ash borer found in Columbus
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Ohio Department of Agriculture inspectors have discovered ash trees at a
Columbus landscape firm with signs of ash borer infestation, indicating that
the pest is spreading intoi central Ohio. Source: The Toledo Blade (12/2)


Michigan set to put lid on Canadian trash
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The Michigan state legislature returns today to consider a raft of rules to
restrict the flow of solid waste from Canada and neighboring states -- an
issue that has seized the public's attention like few others in recent
years. Source: Detroit Free Press (12/2)


State calls dioxin threat to wildlife
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The Michigan DEQ has released a 58-page report that claims dioxin, a
byproduct of chlorine manufacturing discharged by Dow Chemical Co. in
Midland, threatens the reproduction of fish-eating birds, mink and river
otters along the Tittabawassee River. Source: The Saginaw News (12/2)


Manufacturers cheer the likely end of steel tariffs
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If President Bush decides to bail out of steel tariffs 18 months early, it
will not be a minute too soon for western Michigan manufacturers. Source:
The Grand Rapids Press (12/2)


>From Lake Superior to a caviar spoon
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Billions of eggs - roe from lake herring - just got harvested and processed
on the shores of the Minnesota side of the Shining Big Sea Water, but only a
tiny fraction will be consumed here. Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press (12/1)


Water bottling decision brings issue to a head
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Mecosta County residents are divided on the merits of a judge's order
closing a bottled-water plant, which protects their groundwater but costs
the area highly sought-after jobs. Source: The Muskegon Chronicle (12/1)


Wetland losses, controversy persist with approach of law's 25th anniversary
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Nearly a quarter-centry after Michigan adopted the state Wetland Protection
Act, many scientists and environmental activists say wetlands remain under
siege because too few people appreciate their importance and regulations are
riddled with loopholes and are poorly enforced. Source: The Macomb Daily
(11/30)


Tale of 2 cities reveals water's impact
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Pleasant Prairie, Wis., and Lowell, Ind., are classic examples of the power
and politics of Great Lakes water, and the reasons there are growing
concerns about the way it is managed. Source: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(11/30)


Homage to the greatest of lakes
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The mythology and history of Lake Superior are richly detailed in a new book
by award-winning author Peter Unwin. Source: The Toronto Star (11/30)


Ban is sought for voracious carp species
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A move is afoot to ban importation of the potentially devastating Asian
carp - an effort that one official concedes is the bureaucratic equivalent
of closing the barn door after the horse has gotten out. Source: The Toledo
Blade (11/28)


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