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Great Lakes Daily News: 23 December 2003
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Northland waterways added to pollution list
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has added seven lakes and portions of
nine Lake Superior basin rivers and creeks to its list of 912 polluted state
waters. Source: Duluth News Tribune (12/23)


Environmentalists, officials concerned about U.P. drilling plans
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The prospect of an Upper Peninsula mine generating dangerous acids has state
regulators and activists hustling to learn about a mining method rare in
Michigan. Source: Detroit Free Press (12/23)


State of progress
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States are moving ahead on renewable energy reform, and Minnesota is one of
the leaders. Source: Earthwatch Radio (12/23)


EPA rules could increase smog from cars 50%
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Smog from cars would grow by more than half in Chicago under a newly
proposed USEPA clean-air standards, according to the Washington-based
advocacy group Environmental Defense. Source: Chicago Sun-Times (12/23)


Soot on snow plays a role in global warming, study says
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Soot produced mostly from diesel engines may have caused up to 25 percent of
global warming over the past century, with its biggest effect in northern
climates, top NASA scientists said Monday. Source: Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel (12/23)


Drop-off on Duluth docks
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The former EVTAC plant is expected to shortly resume generating taconite
pellets for loading at Duluth Harbor, but the the benefits for the facility
may be short-lived. Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press (12/23)


Uncertain future in changes
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After two years of malaise in many areas of the northern Minnesota's
economy, recent events and data point to positive change. But behind the
numbers, residents have varying views on the region's challenges and
opportunities. Source: Mesabi Daily News (12/23)


Bankruptcy court OKs Rouge sale to Russian steelmaker
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A federal bankruptcy judge on Monday approved the sale of Rouge Industries
Inc.'s assets to Russian steelmaker Severstal. Source: Detroit Free Press
(12/22)


EDITORIAL: Stop soaking Ontario
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Ontario is finally acting to get a handle on large-scale giveaways of water,
with the enactment of a moratorium on new commercial water-taking permits.
Source: The Toronto Star (12/22)


Wisconsin weather will match Arkansas
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A retired UW-Madison professor predicts that Wisconsin summers will be an
average of 18 degrees warmer than they are now, unless steps are taken to
reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Source: The Capital Times (12/22)


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