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Great Lakes News: 01 March 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Suburbs draining water from Lake Michigan
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A new report says metropolitan Milwaukee is pumping so much groundwater,
it's pulling water out of the Lake Michigan basin. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (3/1)


Scientists alarmed over eel disappearance
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Scientists are sounding the alarm over a catastrophic decline of the
American eel in the Great Lakes, a warning sign of overall climate change.
Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (3/1)


EDITORIAL: Factory Farms
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Michigan should declare a moratorium on new concentrated animal feeding
operations until real solutions can be found to the problems created by the
vast amounts of manure they generate. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/29)


Yellow perch making a comeback
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According to the Michigan DNR, it should be a pretty good year for catching
perch in Lake Michigan. Source: South Bend Tribune (2/29)


What the ferry will offer; what to expect
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The Spirit of Ontario doesn't make its inaugural voyage between Rochester
and Toronto for nearly two months, but the questions surrounding the ship
are coming in fast and furious. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
(2/28)


Nugent Sand pipeline battle far from over
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An auto glass company's proposal to pipe treated waste water through a
sensitive stretch of Lake Michigan sand dunes has upset residents and state
environmental regulators. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (2/28)


Ambitious plan to revitalize the Toronto waterfront
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A plan to speed up the greening of Toronto's waterfront identifies more than
30 projects -- new parks, sport and recreation facilities, a United Nations
peace university and water-quality improvements -- that could move ahead
quickly with $78-million in new money from Ottawa. Source: The Globe and
Mail (2/28)


Old lighthouse may be a lakefront star
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The historic North Point lighthouse in Milwaukee's Lake Park may soon shine
again, thanks to a public-private partnership that could be a model for
rescuing other endangered buildings. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(2/28)


Superior Days delegates woo legislators to help Soo Locks project
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Superior Days delegates accomplished their mission this week by reminding
Wisconsin officials about funding the state's share of a new lock at the Soo
Locks. Source: Duluth News Tribune (2/28)


Ohio EPA updates fish-eating advisories
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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has eased its advisory suggesting
that largemouth bass caught in the Cuyahoga River between Akron and
Cleveland be eaten no more than once a month. Source: The Plain Dealer
(2/27)

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