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Great Lakes Daily News: 07 January 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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EDITORIAL: Leave Indiana wetlands veto alone
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An Indiana General Assembly override of the late Gov. Frank O'Bannon's veto
of a severely flawed wetlands regulation bill would be a major step backward
in protecting state wetlands, 85 percent of which have already disappeared.
Source: The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (1/7)


Frigid days give no reprieve to Coast Guard
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Patrolling Milwaukee's harbor and rivers would have to land near the top of
the list of jobs that are great in summer but not so hot in winter, when
members don survival suits, chip ice off boats and hit the waterways.
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1/7)


Genetically engineered Glofish spark controversy
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is working with state
legislators on new laws that would ban possession and transportation of any
genetically engineered organisms, including Glofish. Source: Detroit Free
Press (1/7)


EDITORIAL: Rural stewards - A federal plan with potential
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If passed, the Harkin-Smith plan, known as the Conservation Security
Program, would set aside a portion of federal crop payments for farmers who
reduce soil erosion, stop chemical runoff into local rivers and produce
other environmental benefits. Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune (1/7)


Michigan wades into water case
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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the state's Department
of Labor and Economic Growth have filed a legal brief in support of Nestle
Waters North America's argument to keep drawing groundwater from four
Mecosta County spring wells for the company's Ice Mountain operation near
Stanwood, Mich. Source: The Toledo Blade (1/6)


New fishing rules ahead for Ontario
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Extended fishing areas and boosting limits on certain fish catches are part
of what anglers in Ontario can look forward to in 2004. Source: The Thunder
Bay Chronicle-Journal (1/6)


Lake Erie island ferries have long run
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With late season open waters on Lake Erie, one ferry company has broken the
record for the longest-running daily schedule in company history. Source:
Port Clinton News Herald (1/6)


Weed removal hearing to be held
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Property owners on a southeast Michigan inland lake are being asked to pay
$240,000 to rid the 677-acre body of water of the pesky Eurasian water
milfoil invasive plant. Source: The Ann Arbor News (1/5)


Ordinance eyed to thwart zebra mussels
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Boaters would have to clean their hulls to prevent zebra mussels from
migrating or face fines under a new ordinance being proposed for Dane
County, Wisconsin, waterways. Source: The Capital Times (1/2)

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