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Great Lakes News: 08 April 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Toledo, Oregon residents claim property, health damage
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Fifteen Toledo and Oregon residents have filed a class-action lawsuit
against Sunoco MidAmerica's century-old petroleum refinery, claiming that
years of pollution have damaged the health and property of anyone living
within 1 1/2 miles of the Woodville Road plant. Source: The Toledo Blade
(4/8)


COMMENTARY: Canada is missing out on clean economy potential
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In spite of the widely held belief that we are good environmental stewards,
Canada is actually one of the least efficient, most polluting countries in
the developed world. Source: PaulMartinTime.ca (4/8)


Ohio frets over what's coming in
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The increased amount of out-of-state construction debris being dumped in
Ohio landfills has concerned state and federal environmental officials who
say they don't know what's being buried. Source: News Journal (4/8)


Fight over sewer plant likely to continue
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Even though Indiana environmental officials endorsed Hobart's plan to build
a sewage treatment plant last week, officials with the Gary Sanitary
District are prepared to continue the fight. Source: The Northwest Indiana
Times (4/8)


Minnesota OKs environment bill
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An environment and natural resources bill passed the House 81-50 Wednesday
after a provision involving changes to all-terrain vehicle rules was
removed. Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press (4/8)


Is the emerald ash borer coming here?
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Only a half-inch long and a sixteenth-of-an inch wide, it's hard to imagine
that an insect the size of the emerald ash borer can be such a threat to our
environment. Source: The Racine Journal Times (4/8)


Evidence mounts against cormorants
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Anglers have been complaining for years that a burgeoning cormorant
population on the Great Lakes is destroying perch and smallmouth bass
stocks, and now they have support from research scientists. Source: Detroit
Free Press (4/8)


Residents wait decades for PCB cleanup
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Farmers and other people living along Little Mississinewa River north of
here want to know why it is taking so long to clean up PCB contamination of
the stream. Source: The East Central Indiana Star Press (4/8)


Look At The Luxurious Ferry
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Board the ferry without a car and the first thing you'll see is a spacious
atrium. Source: WOKR13.tv (4/7)


History fans push for more markers
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As more landmarks are set to join Michigan's historic registry, more
tourists are looking for history lessons while traveling through the Great
Lakes State. Source: Cadillac News (4/6)

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