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Great Lakes News: 24 March 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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A seriously boring insect
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The emerald ash borer somehow traveled from Asia to North America a few
years ago, and today it's killing millions of trees in the eastern part of
the Great Lakes basin. Source: Earthwatch Radio (3/24)


Cleanup spending falls short, critics say
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Canadian environmental groups were disappointed yesterday, saying that even
a $200-million increase next year for sustainable development projects is
not enough to deal with the big pollution problems facing the country.
Source: The Globe and Mail (3/24)


Judge denies group's PCB-settlement lawsuit
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A federal judge has rejected a Green Bay-based citizens group's request to
overturn a settlement with a local papermaker to reclaim additional cleanup
expenses for the PCB-contaminated Fox River. Source: Green Bay
Press-Gazette (3/24)


Mercury levels in precipitation too high
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Rain and snow samples from northeastern Ohio contained some of the highest
mercury levels in the Midwest, according to a report released Tuesday by
several environmental groups. Source: The Plain Dealer (3/24)


Former wetland on state wish list
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A project to buy up to 8,000 acres for a public recreation area in
southwestern Indiana moved forward Tuesday when a state Heritage Trust
committee tentatively approved $250,000 for the project. Source: The
Indianapolis Star (3/24)


Turning the Kalamazoo from a polluted river to one with clean, clear waters
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The Kalamazoo River is much cleaner today, mostly because of stricter
federal guidelines for industrial discharges and wastewater treatment
enacted in the late 1960s and 1970s. Source: Environmental News Network
(3/23)


New border crossing delayed till 2013
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The binational group studying long-term border solutions has added three
years, and a new projected completion date of 2013, for the next
Windsor-Detroit border crossing. Source: The Windsor Star (3/23)


Ohio tests interest in forest plan
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Uncle Sam might pay cash to owners of some Ohio woodlands who would promise
that their land will remain a forest for perpetuity. Source: The Toledo
Blade (3/23)


Walleye season brings uncertainty, border tensions on Lake Erie
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Walleye fishing in western Lake Erie will be a mixed bag this spring, as
different states and provinces have very different regulations and fishing
seasons. Source: The San Jose Mercury-News (3/23)


Environmentalists say Illinois letting asbestos maker off easy
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The Illinois Dunesland Preservation Society believes the asbestos maker
Johns Manville Corp. faces only slap-on-the-wrist fines when it should be
subjected to millions in state penalties for polluting Lake Michigan and
Illinois Beach State Park with asbestos. Source: Chicago Sun-Times (3/23)


Funding for sand replenishment at Presque Isle State Park in jeopardy
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The state and the federal government usually split the cost of replenishing
the sand at Presque Isle State Park's beaches, but a budget cut could leave
a portion of the funding in jeopardy, officials said. Source: The
Associated Press (3/23)

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