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Great Lakes News: 07 May 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Gary wants NIPSCO power plant for airport expansion
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Power company officials want to reactivate a coal-powered plant on the city'
s lakeshore, but Mayor Scott King thinks redeveloping the site offers more
benefits. Source: Merrillville Post-Tribune (5/7)


Rising levels of contaminants in gull eggs raising alarm
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Herring gull eggs collected from nests along the Great Lakes show rising
levels of a new contaminant that could be as dangerous as the PCBs banned in
the 1970s. Source: The Globe and Mail (5/7)


Workers gather to mark 50th anniversary of Mackinac Bridge's start
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Michigan transportation officials have invited hundreds of surviving workers
who helped build the Mackinac Bridge to St. Ignace today to celebrate the
50th anniversary of its groundbreaking. Source: Booth Newspapers (5/7)


A park and promenade for Dock 32
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Transforming a lakeside dock featuring asphalt and a squat warehouse into a
park and a tree-lined promenade is the first step in Cleveland Mayor Jane
Campbell's plan to connect residents with seven-plus miles of lakefront.
Source: The Plain Dealer (5/7)


Fast Ferry isn't the biggest ship in the Genesee River
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For the last 20 years, the Stephen B. Roman has been the only large
commercial vessel to enter the Port of Rochester. It's a regular sight in
Charlotte but now the bulk cement carrier has to share the river with
another large vessel, the Spirit of Ontario. Source: Rochester NEWS 10NBC
(5/7)


Enjoy your boat, keep it shipshape
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Soaring spring temperatures mean America's most boat-crazy state, Michigan,
is flaunting its passion for water and warm weather in a perfectly human
way. Source: The Detroit News (5/7)


Environmentalists hail delay for power plant
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Citing environmental concerns, Illinois has pulled a permit for a new
coal-burning power plant south of Chicago. Source: Chicago Sun-Times (5/7)


Senate bans fertilizer with phosphorous
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The Minnesota State Senate has unanimously passed a bill banning the use of
all phosphorous fertilizer in the state. Source: Mesabi Daily News (5/6)


Expedited permitting given OK
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The Minnesota House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee
answered the question of reducing mercury emissions to protect Minnesota
lakes or bringing jobs to the Iron Range on Wednesday evening. Source:
Mesabi Daily News (5/6)


Wind energy meeting attracts 200 farmers
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In the past few months, several southwest Ontario farmers have been
approached by 22 Degree Energy Corp., which is asking property owners to
lease property in order to begin a feasibility study for a large-scale wind
farm. Source: Seaforth Huron Expositor (5/5)

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