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Great Lakes Daily News: 19 January 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Biologists help prehistoric fish make a comeback
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Biologists with the U.S. Geological Survey are trying to bring lake sturgeon
back to the Detroit River, where they once spawned every spring. Source:
Great Lakes Radio Consortium (1/19)


Enviros have high hopes for new prime minister
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Environmentalists are giving Canada's new prime minister, Paul Martin,
strong marks for his plans for the environment. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (1/19)


Upturn in steel market extends shipping season
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Unusually high demand for domestic iron ore and coal is behind the U.S. Army
Corp of Engineers' decision to keep the Soo Locks open an extra ten days.
Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (1/19)


Lake Erie initiative planned
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Through an incentive-laden program called the balanced growth initiative,
Ohio officials hope to mitigate the effects of urban sprawl on Lake Erie.
Source: The Toledo Blade (1/19)


Environmentalists fear Indiana House wetlands vote
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A long battle over wetlands is about to end in the Indiana House of
Representatives, with environmentalists the apparent losers. Source: South
Bend Tribune (1/19)


Cleaning up the Kalamazoo River
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Environmentalists say after years of discussion, study and review, it's time
to make significant progress in cleaning up PCBs from years of manufacturing
along the Kalamazoo River. Source: The Holland Sentinel (1/18)


EPA to ask local group to take charge of Lake St. Clair
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to ask the Macomb-St.
Clair Inter-County Watershed Management Group to step up its role in
watching the recreational and drinking water quality of Lake St. Clair.
Source: The Port Huron Times-Herald (1/17)


Cultural center planned at site
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A Native American group has announced plans to purchase a 33-acre site in
northern Indiana, where it plans to build a cultural center honoring the
art, history and culture of Great Lakes-area American Indian tribes. Source:
South Bend Tribune (1/17)


The politics of carrying rocks to Michigan
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A plan to quarry rock from a pristine stretch of Lake Superior shoreline to
build roads in the United States has become the focus of an international
campaign. Source: The Toronto Star (1/17)


Hovercraft idea strives to get off ground
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An entrepreneur wants to buy two out-of-service English hovercraft to start
a commuter ferry service linking cities along Lake Ontario's Canadian shore.
Source: The Toronto Star (1/17)

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