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Great Lakes Daily News: 04 February 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Trees falling as obstacle to ash borer
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Contractors have begun cutting ash trees between Lake Erie and Lake St.
Clair, the barrier zone, to guard against the destructive eastward advance
of the emerald ash borer. Source: The London Free Press (2/4)


Ontario sends in chemical SWAT team
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In the wake of a spill from an Imperial Oil plant in Sarnia on Sunday,
Canada's Environment Minister has sent a chemical SWAT team, and has asked
for an investigation into whether provincial rules are being met by
petrochemical plants. Source: The Toronto Star (2/4)


Ice strands Harsens Islanders
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Above-freezing temperatures and overnight rain Tuesday sheared the ice on
the St. Clair River into impassable floes, preventing the operation of auto
ferries to Harsens Island. Source: The Detroit News (2/4)


Environmentalists urge international action on ship ballast water
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The shipping industry should do more to kill stowaway alien species that can
wreck ecosystems when flushed from ships' ballast tanks, the environmental
group WWF said on Wednesday. Source: Reuters (2/4)


Indiana loses a large percentage of farms
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Indiana lost nearly 10 percent of its farms over the past five years, a much
larger decline than the 4 percent drop in the nation overall, the Department
of Agriculture reported Tuesday. Source: Gannett News Service (2/4)


Billions pledged to fight pollution in Canada
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Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin pledged during a throne speech to commit
$4 billion over 10 years to clean up pollution, go beyond the Kyoto plan to
address climate change, and promote "green" technology. Source: The Toronto
Star (2/3)


Tickets for Milwaukee-Muskegon ferry to go on sale by end of month
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Tickets will go on sale by the end of this month for a planned high-speed
ferry that will run between Milwaukee and Muskegon, Michigan, with service
to begin June 1. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/3)


Chemical spill brings call for changes
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Environmentalists disturbed that more than 40,000 gallons of oil solvent
spilled into the St. Clair River on Sunday started a campaign Monday that
they hope will prevent future discharges. Source: The Detroit News (2/3)


Great Lakes water loss limited last year
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Ice cover and generally cooler summer temperatures helped limit the loss of
water last year from the Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair, according to a
summary by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Source: South Bend Tribune
(2/3)


Ford to pay Michigan for sludge cleanup
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Years after more than 7,000 barrels of sludge were found buried in the
wetlands of a Michigan county, Ford Motor Co. agreed to pay several million
dollars to clean it up. Source: The Toledo Blade (2/3)

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