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

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Duluth requests money to keep sewage out of Lake Superior
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Improving and protecting Wisconsin's water quality was the theme at the
Capitol on Wednesday as a coalition of Minnesota environmental groups
launched a campaign making water issues a priority for lawmakers in 2004.
Source: Duluth News Tribune (2/19)


Activists fault rainwater-sewage treatment
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The environmental group Clean Water Action will release a report today
opposing the polluting of water through the "blending" of sewage with
rainwater. Source: The Detroit News (2/19)


Grand Cal dredging project details aired
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During a meeting Wednesday night about the Grand Calumet River cleanup,
state, U.S. Steel representatives and hired consultants hammered out details
of the Grand Calumet River dredging project. Source: Merrillville
Post-Tribune (2/19)


Seagull feces, human waste mar Lake Michigan waters
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A study released Monday found that seagull feces and human waste are the two
most predominant sources of E. coli contamination in Lake Michigan. Source:
Highland Park News (2/19)


Ship in sick bay
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The Presque Isle has been docked at the east bayfront terminal for almost a
month as about 30 workers feverishly work against a March 25 deadline to fix
the hulking vessel before it heads back to its homeport of Duluth, Minn.
Source: Erie Times-News (2/18)


Doan Brook plan incorporates park
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A $5.5 million plan to restore Doan Brook has been altered to reduce the
impact on historical and cultural resources in Rockefeller Park in
Cleveland. Source: The Plain Dealer (2/18)


Rotary donates $1 million to Northwestern Michigan College
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A $1 million grant from Rotary Charities is headed to Northwestern Michigan
College's new Great Lakes campus and water studies institute. Source:
Traverse City Record Eagle (2/18)


COMMENTARY: Gov'ts must continue fight against 'dirty dozen' pollutants
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Despite the success in curbing emissions, the 12 persistent organic
pollutants (POPs) on the IJC hit-list are still in the watershed. Source:
The Medical Post (2/17)


Nesting season is under way
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Six pairs of bald eagles have already begun incubating eggs in three Ohio
counties along Lake Erie indicating that the 2004 nesting season is
underway, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of
Wildlife. Source: The News-Messenger (2/17)


Hunters push forward with rights amendment
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Hunters in Pennsylvania are moving forward with a proposed amendment to the
state constitution that would guarantee the "right of the people to hunt and
fish." Source: Erie Times-News (2/16)

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