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Great Lakes Daily News: 03 February 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Bush budget cuts environmental funding by 7 percent
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Despite a an increase in funds to remove toxic sludge from the Great Lakes,
the Bush administration's proposed EPA budget cuts funding for clean water
projects by about $500 million. Source: Reuters (2/3)


Report says Great Lakes inching up
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Lake Superior dropped a bit in 2003 compared with 2002, but ice cover, lower
temperatures and increasing precipitation are generally bringing the Great
Lakes up from low water levels. Source: Duluth News Tribune (2/3)


Boron prompts EPA emergency response
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Four contaminated wells in an Indiana community along Lake Michigan have
prompted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take emergency response
action. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (2/3)


Lake water still a focus for Merrillville officials
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Officials in this Indiana town are continuing a push to make Lake Michigan
water accessible for all of the town's residents with a new $2 million grant
application. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (2/3)


Michigan rises on trash list
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A new report shows that an influx of Toronto trash has Michigan poised to
become the nation's No. 2 importer of solid waste, surpassing Virginia but
still trailing Pennsylvania. Source: The Detroit News (2/3)


CSX cleanup in new phase
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The second and final cleanup phase following a 2001 chemical spill in New
York's Genesee River could begin as early as March. Source: Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle (2/3)


Illinois outlaws 'nasty plant'
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A new state law adds kudzu and six non-native species of buckthorn to the
list of Illinois exotic weeds, making it illegal to buy, sell or plant those
species. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (2/3)


Water intake shut off for 6 Ontario communities after toxic spill
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Ice and cold temperatures have slowed the dispersion of a chemical spill
near Sarnia, Ontario. Source: CBC News (2/2)


EDITORIAL: Speed up 'brownfield' rezoning
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Government red tape is stalling redevelopment of the brownfield lands in
Canada's Niagara region. Source: The St. Catharines Standard (2/2)

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