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Great Lakes News: 23 April 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Cleaner Black River safe for swimmers
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The Ohio Department of Health has lifted its 21-year-old no-contact advisory
on the Black River, one of the most polluted waterways on the Great Lakes.
Source: The Plain Dealer (4/23)


Chicago says it will take better care of riverbank
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Chicago's Mayor Daley vowed Thursday to speed the rebirth of the Chicago
River -- the city's "second waterfront" -- with a comprehensive agenda that
improves both water quality and the neglected riverbank. Source: Chicago
Sun-Times (4/23)


Zebra mussels advance in Wisconsin
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Zebra mussels have advanced from the Great Lakes to 47 inland waterways in
Wisconsin. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/23)


New signs warn of unsafe swimming
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The city of Duluth, Minn., has posted 70 signs along a Lake Superior beach
warning of the possibility of dangerous swimming conditions due to riptides.
Source: KDLH Channel 3 News - Duluth (4/23)


Wait for ferry almost over
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The new "Spirit of Ontario" ferry should arrive in Rochester by Monday. The
ship, which has been traveling from Australia to Rochester for more than two
months, is expected to arrive at the port of Montreal today. Source:
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (4/23)


Michigan bills to charge for groundwater, pollution fees
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Gov. Jennifer Granholm took advantage of Earth Day to sign legislation that
will allow her administration to enact new fees to help fund the National
Pollution Discharge Elimination System. Source: Booth Newspapers (4/22)


Company drops Lake Michigan ferry plan
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A company that planned to start Lake Michigan passenger ferry service
between the St. Joseph/Benton Harbor, Mich., and Chicago has shelved the
proposal and reportedly gone out of business. Source: The St. Joseph
Herald-Palladium (4/22)


Land donations from province enlarge Rouge Park east of Toronto
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Ontario is creating what it calls the largest natural park in urban North
America by donating land to expand the Rouge Park east of Toronto. Source:
The Globe and Mail (4/22)


Public to have say in polluted creek's restoration
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After two decades and $45 million, the federal Superfund site Fields Brook,
a tributary of the Ashtabula River that empties into Lake Erie, has been
cleaned up. Source: The Plain Dealer (4/22)

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