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Great Lakes News: 02 April 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Forum focuses on saving New York's coastal wetlands
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According to a recent forum, New York's Great Lakes coastal wetlands are
under increasing pressure from developers - and local municipalities need
more money, research and cooperation to reverse the trend. Source:
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (4/2)


Higher steel prices squeezing small manufacturers
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Small auto parts manufacturers and other steel consumers are being pinched
between soaring steel prices and customers unwilling to pay more for their
products. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/2)


New smog standards on horizon
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Hundreds of communities in Ohio and other states - from Maine to
California - will face tough new standards for cleaning up smog on April 15,
the head of the EPA said Thursday. Source: The Plain Dealer (4/2)


Ferry strikes pier in N.Y.C.
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The Spirit of Ontario - the new ferry slated to begin cruising on Lake
Ontario later this month - struck a pier while docking in New York City,
causing superficial damage. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (4/2)


Wind farm planned for Wolfe Island
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A renewable energy firm and a hydro company have agreed to build a
$400-million wind farm on Wolfe Island. Source: The Kingston Whig-Standard
(4/2)


East Sandusky Bay preserve adds 155 acres
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The Trust for Public Land and Erie MetroParks announced yesterday it had
added 155 acres to the new East Sandusky Bay Preserve MetroPark along Lake
Erie. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/2)


Sewer work will cost suburbs billions
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Repairs on 78-year-old sewer pipes that were built to last 40 years are
expected to cost Southeastern Michigan residents between $2.4 billion and
$4.4 billion in the next 25 years, a bill that has prompted suburban leaders
to urge communities to start saving now. Source: The Detroit News (4/2)


Michigan senate OKs dove hunting bill
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The Michigan legislature has voted to end the state's 99-year ban on hunting
mourning doves, but Gov. Jennifer Granholm is expected to veto the bill.
Source: Lansing State Journal (4/1)


Investors want to fix, operate old dam
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A group of investors wants to refurbish the Gorge Park dam on the Cuyahoga
River so it will produce power again. Source: The Plain Dealer (4/1)


Dissent over rights interrupts signing of Innu agreement
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After more than 20 years of negotiations, and despite the pleas of
dissenters, four Innu chiefs signed a historic land agreement with the
Quebec and federal governments Wednesday granting self-government to about
9,300 Innu living north of the St. Lawrence River. Source: The Montreal
Gazette (4/1)

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