Thursday, May 27, 2004

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Great Lakes News: 27 May 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Sewage closes Macomb beaches
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All public beaches in Macomb County are closed today - and may remain closed
through Memorial Day weekend - after weekend flooding sent bacteria levels
soaring. Source: The Detroit News (5/27)


High water: Lake levels climbing
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Surging lake levels are bringing smiles to the faces of boaters and marina
operators across Southwestern Ontario. Source: The London Free Press (5/27)


First responders trained to fight terrorism aboard ships
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The U.S. Coast Guard is training other law enforcement agencies to be
prepared to help deal with any terrorist threat on the water. Source:
WBAY-TV (5/27)


Sewage plant hearing set
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Opponents of Hobart's plan to build a sewage treatment plant will soon have
their day in court. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (5/27)


COMMENTARY: With waterfront comes stewardship
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Accessible waterfront will soon belong solely to the wealthy, to those who
invested early, and to those who inherited a cottage. Source: The Toronto
Star (5/27)


COMMENTARY: Nuclear industry targets Wisconsin
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The federal government has chosen Northeastern Wisconsin as an alternate
site to store the nation's nuclear waste, in an area from Green Bay west to
Wausau, and from Berlin north to the Michigan border. Source: The Green Bay
News-Chronicle (5/27)


Sundew drops anchor in Duluth
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The Coast Guard cutter Sundew will be decommissioned today in the port where
it was launched 60 years ago. Source: Duluth News Tribune (5/27)


Class on the grass
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More than 900 Chicago-area students took their science lessons outdoors
Wednesday morning for a day of environmental stewardship. Source: The
Northwest Indiana Times (5/27)


Environmental experts say goal of clean water remains elusive
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The goal of the federal Clean Water Act remains elusive, experts at an
environmental conference agreed Wednesday - especially after more than 1.5
billion gallons of untreated wastewater were dumped into Milwaukee area
waterways in the last several soggy days. Source: Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel (5/26)


Illinois water quality initiative launched
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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has asked the Illinois
Pollution Control Board to adopt interim standards applying to new and
expanding larger municipal and industrial wastewater/sewage treatment
plants. Source: The Suntimes News (5/26)

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