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Great Lakes News: 25 March 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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New York targeting waterfowl
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Empowered by new federal rules, the Pataki administration said Wednesday it
will be more aggressive beginning this spring at controlling New York's
flocks of double-crested cormorants, a hungry predatory waterfowl blamed in
some areas for thinning fisheries favored by sportsmen. Source: The Ithaca
Journal (3/25)


7 Chicago-area sites on Illinois 'endangered historic places' list
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Seven of the state's 10 "most endangered" historic places are in the Chicago
area, including the massive steel plants that line the Calumet River.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times (3/25)


Michigan lawmaker demands enforcement of Canadian trash treaty
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A Michigan congressman wants the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to
prove it's complying with a bill that requires the agency to spend $1
million on enforcement of a Canadian trash treaty. Source: Detroit Free
Press (3/24)


Huron East still investigating $11.1 million pipeline option
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A $11.1 million pipeline proposal would connect the municipalities of
Hensall and Exeter, Ontario, with Lake Huron's water supply. Source:
Seaforth Huron Expositor (3/24)


Governor, Republican lawmakers reach a deal on pollution fees
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Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Republican legislative leaders said
Wednesday they've reached an agreement on legislation that would let the
state raise millions in fees from businesses and others discharging
wastewater. Source: Detroit Free Press (3/24)


Wisconsin drops trout stocking for 2 years
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Wisconsin's state fish hatchery program, with an annual budget of $2
million, is cutting 10 percent from its expenditures by discontinuing its
trout stocking programs for at least the next two years. Statewide, more
than 100 lakes and streams will not be stocked. Source: Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel (3/24)


Busiest shipping opener in 25 years forecast
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Three of the first nine ships expected in the St. Marys River today were
approaching Sault Harbor after daybreak on the eve of what may be the
busiest opening day at the Soo Locks in a quarter century. Source: Sault
Ste. Marie Evening News (3/24)


Ports and Indiana start financing program
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The Ports of Indiana will oversee a program to encourage investment by
expanding the bonding authority Indiana's three ports already possess, state
officials said Monday. Source: Evansville Courier & Press (3/23)


Weed killer: Plan could clear up Kawkawlin River
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Hundreds of riverfront property owners in the thumb area of Michigan have
asked for and are offering to fund chemical treatments to help clear
waterways and shorelines clogged with aquatic weeds. Source: The Bay City
Times (3/23)

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