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Great Lakes News: 12 April 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Renewing Great Lakes drilling ban
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A bill in Congress would extend a moratorium on drilling in the Great Lakes,
but higher gas prices and a lower amount of OPEC oil production could make
extending the ban tougher. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/12)


Trash import laws heading to court
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Michigan lawmakers are trying to reduce trash imports, but their efforts are
headed to court. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/12)


Is dump helping poison Tyendinaga Township's water?
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Human and agricultural waste, road salt and paint byproducts, and leachate
from an unregulated landfill site are contaminating private wells on Mohawk
territory, engineering reports reveal. Source: The Kingston Whig-Standard
(4/12)


Disposal option for silt spurs local hopes
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The use of silt to restore an abandoned coal mine has raised hopes that much
of the material dredged from Great Lakes shipping channels could be used to
solve environmental problems rather than being dumped in other parts of the
lakes. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/12)


Railway closer to purchasing Duluth transportation companies
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The Canadian National Railway Co. is closer to cementing its deal to buy
Duluth-based Great Lakes Transportation LLC, including its Great Lakes Fleet
subsidiary. Source: Duluth News Tribune (4/11)


The Great Lakes Aquarium looks to rebuild its volunteer force
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Officials at the Great Lakes Aquarium are looking to recruit scores of new
volunteers, after three years of uncertainty and eroding public enthusiasm
caused many volunteers to give up on the institution. Source: Duluth News
Tribune (4/11)


Senators ask EPA to ease west Michigan pollution regulations
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Michigan's U.S. senators have asked the Environmental Protection Agency to
give western Michigan more time to meet new pollution standards, saying the
area is being unfairly punished for smog that comes from cities across Lake
Michigan. Source: The Holland Sentinel (4/10)


Minnesota leaders moving ahead to attract iron nugget plant
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State officials are scrambling to create a plan to lure a first-of-its-kind
commercial iron nugget plant to northeastern Minnesota. Source: Duluth News
Tribune (4/10)


More cleanup money may be channeled to Saginaw Bay
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Friends of Saginaw Bay visited Lansing last week to lobby Michigan lawmakers
and are now working on legislation to bring more cleanup money to the
state's largest watershed. Source: The Bay City Times (4/9)

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