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Great Lakes News: 22 April 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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A mudflow rolls to a city that couldn't be happier
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Sediment that once clogged the lakes of Peoria, Ill., is being used to add
parkland to the shores of Chicago. Source: The New York Times (4/22)


Doyle weighs wider use of lake water
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Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle says he will consider allowing Lake Michigan water
to be sent to suburbs outside the Great Lakes basin, but remains firmly
opposed to any diversion of Great Lakes water to western states. Source:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/22)


Visclosky seeks $5M for lakeshore group
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In an effort to open public land along Lake Michigan to more people, U.S.
Rep. Pete Visclosky has requested $4 million in federal funds to expand the
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (4/22)


EPA approves permit for dredging project
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Ohio state regulators have given their blessing to a plan to scoop thousands
of cubic yards of sand and silt from Conneaut Harbor, clearing passages used
by recreational boats. Source: The Star Beacon (4/22)


EDITORIAL: Water-blessed
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As global warming scenarios increasingly emphasize the fragility of the
world's water supplies, it feels particularly important on Earth Day to
renew the responsibility entrusted to all of us here. Source: Detroit Free
Press (4/22)


Stone company at port may shift into general cargo
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The operator of a Port of Toledo stone terminal may expand its operations to
become a general cargo facility handling metals, lumber, and possibly
automobiles and containerized freight. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/22)


Look out for hitchhiking, tree-killing beetles
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Checking your car is one way to help stop the spread of the Asian
long-horned beetles. Source: Chicago Sun-Times (4/22)


Battle over Oglebay's fleet looms
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Sailors of Oglebay Norton Co.'s Great Lakes fleet have lined up a Washington
bank to help them make an offer for the bankrupt company in the next few
weeks. Source: Yahoo! News (4/22)


UW student to open cormorant diet study
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A three-year project to find out exactly what cormorants are eating should
determine whether the birds are responsible for a decline in yellow perch in
Green Bay. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (4/22)

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