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Great Lakes News: 13 April 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Port needs money to scrutinize corrosion
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The Duluth Seaway Port Authority is seeking federal and state money to help
determine what's munching on steel piers in the harbor's waters. Source:
Duluth News Tribune (4/13)


Big stink about water
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Farm runoff is blamed for high E. coli levels in standing water in suburban
back yards, but county health officials aren't sure they can do anything
about it. Source: Merrillville Post-Tribune (4/13)


Goose hunters state case at wildlife meeting
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Shoreline residents and hunters are clashing over proposed rule changes for
goose hunting on Green Bay. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (4/13)


Coast Guard: Ferry captain tried to overcorrect
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The Spirit of Ontario struck a pier two weeks ago in Manhattan because the
captain was unfamiliar with strong currents in the East River, the U.S.
Coast Guard has said. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (4/13)


Suburb plan may not cut water rates
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Seventeen suburban communities are studying the feasibility of leaving
Detroit's municipal water system, bucking a trend toward consolidation of
public water services. Source: The Detroit News (4/12)


Dairy operation raises pollution concerns
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Some residents of Hartford and Keeler townships in Michigan fear that a
proposed dairy farm with up to 3,000 cows could pollute the water, foul the
air and lower property values. Source: The St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
(4/12)


Water snake project among those funded
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A Lake Erie water snake recovery plan is among the projects that will
receive grant funding from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Source:
The News-Messenger (4/12)


21 states not meeting EPA monitoring deadline on beach water quality
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After failing to meet a congressional deadline, 70 percent of the nation's
coastal and Great Lakes states risk having the Environmental Protection
Agency tell them how they must run state programs to monitor beach water
quality. Source: The Boston Globe (4/9)


Ship magnates eye ferry trade
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The top executives of Interlake Steamship Co., which controls about 25
percent of the maritime shipping service in the Great Lakes region, are
turning their attention to fast ferry service. Source: Cape Cod Times (4/8)


Ontario, Michigan research nets sign agreement
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The Ontario and Michigan research and education networks, ORION and Merit
Network, have signed an agreement to collaborate on advanced networking
technologies to facilitate research in the Great Lakes region. Source: The
Globe and Mail (4/6)

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