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Great Lakes News: 16 April 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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County water quality improves
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A report released this week by the Macomb County Health Department shows
that bacteria has hit rock bottom in some of the area's drains that once
were the most polluted. Source: The Detroit News (4/16)


New York air fails new ozone test
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Six Rochester-area counties are among 30 in New York state and 474
nationwide that have failed tougher federal standards for ozone, a pollutant
linked to power plants and vehicles. Source: Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle (4/16)


Ohio receives input on BP dumping plan
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Before a sparse crowd last night, state officials fielded questions and
comments about BP Oil's request to dump more pollutants into Lake Erie.
Source: The Toledo Blade (4/16)


Ferry security to limit boating
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While the 284-foot-long Spirit of Ontario ferry brings a promise of economic
development and increased tourism for Rochester, it also has major
implications for recreational and commercial boating on the river. Source:
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (4/16)


The Vermilion is a budding steelhead paradise
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The Vermilion River and the gorgeous little valley it has carved over the
eons is a gem, and the steelhead trout that run it are diamonds in the
rough. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/16)


Lake vacationers told smog will be there too
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Most communities on Lake Michigan--including vacation spots such as Door
County, Wis., and Saugatuck, Mich.--are joining Chicago on the Environmental
Protection Agency's list of areas that violate federal clean air standards.
Source: Chicago Tribune (4/16)


Ferry may arrive in 8 days
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The Spirit of Ontario is close to returning to the open seas on its way to
the Port of Rochester. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (4/16)


Walleye fishing picks up, and big ones are biting
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At least two fish bigger than 14 pounds have been weighed on certified
scales at tackle shops, and that trend could represent a faster growth rate
because of fewer mouths to feed and a healthy prey fish population. Source:
Detroit Free Press (4/15)


Donation will preserve Bois Blanc shoreline
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A man who spent his childhood on Bois Blanc Island recently donated more
than 600 feet of Lake Huron shoreline to the Little Traverse Conservancy.
Source: Cheboygan Daily Tribune (4/15)


Michigan lakes rise, lift spirits
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For the first time in four years, the St. Clair River water level is higher
than the previous spring - 10 inches higher. Source: The Detroit News
(4/11)

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