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Great Lakes Daily News: 28 January 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Great Lakes panel identifies 7 themes in pollution report
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Seven air pollution themes affecting the Great Lakes region were identified
yesterday for the United States and Canada by the International Joint
Commission. Source: The Toledo Blade (1/28)


Battle begins to unblock river
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No longer content to watch ice accumulate and water levels rise, authorities
took the first steps yesterday afternoon to ease flooding along the shores
of Montreal's Rivière des Prairies. Source: The Montreal Gazette (1/28)


Natives lay claim to local waters
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The Chippewas of Nawash and Saugeen First Nation have filed an extensive
claim with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, asserting ownership over
parts of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. Source: Shoreline Beacon (1/28)


Bill boosts steel-hauling limit
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The Indiana State Senate is considering a bill to designate certain
northeast Indiana roads as extra-heavy-duty highways, which would
significantly increase weight limits for trucks. Source: The Ft. Wayne
Journal Gazette (1/28)


COMMENTARY: Great Lakes need restoration
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According to U.S. Reps. Hoekstra and Emanuel, we must secure funding to
support federal legislation aimed at protecting and restoring the Great
Lakes. Source: The Detroit News (1/27)


EDITORIAL: Speed decision on new Detroit River crossing
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By 2030, the economies of Michigan and Ontario will lose $28 billion a year
because they can't handle congested traffic across the Detroit River.
Source: The Detroit News (1/27)


Changes in radium testing sought in Wisconsin
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Legislation to change methods of testing radium in community water supplies
and increase treatment alternatives could save water utilities millions of
dollars as they implement strategies to comply with a Wisconsin order to
reduce radium levels. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1/27)


Search under way for Buffalo's outer harbor proposals
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State, county and local officials have launched a search for proposals to
develop Buffalo's dormant outer harbor area, 120 acres along the Lake Erie
shoreline. Source: Buffalo Business First (1/26)


Court upholds Toronto ban on pesticides
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Last month, the Ontario Superior Court upheld the validity of a Toronto
bylaw which makes most pesticide use illegal starting April 1, on all
private and public property. Source: The Toronto Star (1/24)

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