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Great Lakes News: 09 March 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Davis-Besse gets OK to restart
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has authorized the restart of the
Davis-Besse plant, two years after one of the nuclear industry's worst
safety failures since Three Mile Island. Source: The Toledo Blade (3/9)


Third river spill angers residents
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Frustrated community leaders stepped up demands for new wastewater
procedures yesterday, after the third chemical spill in five weeks shut down
water intakes in the St. Clair River. The London Free Press (3/9)


Public hearings called on underwater blasting in gulf
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A Quebec government-appointed committee of experts has found underwater
blasting in the Gulf of St. Lawrence could harm marine mammals and
recommended measures to minimize the environmental impact of natural gas
exploration in the Seaway. Source: The Montreal Gazette (3/9)


Squabble erupts over Lake Erie shoreline
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A coalition of five conservation groups has accused lakefront property
owners of misleading legislators to gain support for a bill that critics say
would restrict public access to Lake Erie's 262-mile shore. Source: The
Toledo Blade (3/9)


Seagulls making their return to lakeshore marinas
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Manitowoc's infamous feathered foes, which numbered as high as 20,000 at the
peak of their infestation, have returned. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette
(3/9)


Drop in budget slows Superfund program
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Citing budgetary concerns, the Bush administration has proposed new toxic
waste sites for the Superfund program at a much slower rate than previous
administrations, a practice critics say masks the true demand for cleanups.
Source: The New York Times (3/9)


Shrinking state budget squeezes tourism ads
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If Michigan can't afford to brag that the Great Lakes State is great, will
tourists still come to visit? Source: Detroit Free Press (3/9)


Bears given refuge in U.P.
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The black bear cubs Bonnie and Clyde, who at one time faced euthanasia, have
a new home in a private bear sanctuary in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Source: Lansing State Journal (3/9)


SUNY hosts Great Lakes diving event
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A grassroots effort to promote recreational diving in the Great Lakes region
and elsewhere was the focus of Saturday's Great Lakes Underwater event in
Oswego, N.Y. Source: The Palladium times (3/8)

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