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Great Lakes Daily News: 05 February 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Chemical Valley plants urged to prevent spills into St. Clair
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Still suffering effects of a massive chemical spill into its water supply,
Walpole Island's First Nation community yesterday called on Imperial Oil and
other Chemical Valley plants to separate factory processes from the St.
Clair River. Source: The London Free Press (2/5)


Hog Island inlet to be dredged
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The Wisconsin DNR is proposing to dredge contaminated sediment from Lake
Superior's Hog Island Inlet, considered one of the 10 worst "hot spots" of
contamination in the Duluth-Superior Harbor. Source: Duluth News Tribune
(2/5)


New York state moves to block release of Asian carp
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New York has issued emergency regulations prohibiting most imports of live
Asian carp, becoming the last of the Great Lakes states to bar the voracious
eater that scientists and sportsmen fear will wreck the lakes' food chain.
Source: The Syracuse Post-Standard (2/5)


Environmentalists oppose Lake Superior mine
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The Champions of the Great Lakes Heritage Coast group as asked the Ontario
Environment Ministry for a full environmental assessment of a Michigan
company's proposed mining project in a bay on Lake Superior. Source: Booth
Newspapers (2/5)


Groups file lawsuit to save dragonfly
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A coalition of national and regional environmental groups filed suit in a
Washington, D.C., federal court Wednesday seeking to protect the Hine's
emerald dragonfly, a wetlands-dependent endangered species found in the
Chicago area. Source: Chicago Tribune (2/5)


Lawmakers at loggerheads over pollution fees
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Four months into Michigan's fiscal year, lawmakers are still bickering over
how to collect $3 million in permit fees to finance the state's main
water-pollution program. Source: Booth Newspapers, Lansing Bureau (2/5)


Clarity sought on Great Lakes
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Water diversion issues are on the minds of voters as the democratic
presidential primaries continue in the Midwest. Source: Detroit Free Press
(2/5)


EDITORIAL: Added federal funding for Great Lakes justified
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The proposed $45 million for Great Lakes cleanup in the President's 2005
budget -- more than four times the amount in this year's budget -- is an
important boon to this area and should be supported by area lawmakers and
public interest groups. Source: The Port Clinton News Herald (2/4)


Macomb County skeptical of Michigan land use proposals
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Macomb County, Michigan, officials are taking a skeptical look at the 160
recommendations made by a state panel to reduce suburban sprawl, preserve
farmland and revitalize Michigan cities. Source: The Macomb Daily (2/4)


A 'greener' state with no new taxes?
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Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell unveiled a $22.7 billion state budget yesterday
with a battery of quality-of-life initiatives at its heart. Source: The
Patriot-News (2/4)

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