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Great Lakes News: 15 June 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Invaded waters: A sea of red tape
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Inaction or delays by federal agencies in dealing with threats from invasive
speices have contributed to an ecological crisis in the Great Lakes and
beyond. Source: Star Tribune (6/15)


COMMENTARY: Similar studies yield different results on pollution
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Judging people's sincerity is often less difficult than assessing scientific
accuracy, as evidenced by the debate over mercury pollution. Source: The
Beacon News (6/15)


Michigan State group backs dredging plan
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A group of university experts says mechanical dredging is no more likely to
stir up contaminated sediments than other methods at Indiana Harbor and
Shipping Canal. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (6/15)


Lakeshore plan starts to flow
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The Marquette Greenway Plan, envisioned as a transformation of Indiana's
Lake Michigan shoreline from an Industrial Revolution-age relic to a
seamless recreational vista, is moving forward. Source: The Northwest
Indiana Times (6/15)


Sheriff's marine unit pushes watercraft safety
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A recent fatal crash between a personal watercraft and a boat in Michigan's
Oakland County has renewed concerns about the safe use of the machines.
Source: The Detroit News (6/15)


Swimmers might be threatened by big rains
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Heavy rains have flooded drought-stricken Lake Lansing, which means better
boating and fishing but poses a potential risk to swimmers. Source: Lansing
State Journal (6/15)


Rainfall boosts levels of lakes
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The heavy, recent rains that flooded basements and roads in Metro Detroit
have also boosted Michigan's lake levels. Source: The Detroit News (6/14)


Deal for lake water may bring sewer funds
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Discussions are quietly taking place regarding a controversial proposal in
which Milwaukee would provide Lake Michigan water to its suburbs in return
for cash to fix its sewer system. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/14)


A new shortcut across the lake
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Lake Express, a high-speed diesel catamaran, is the first passenger and car
ferry to operate between Milwaukee, Wis., and Muskegon, Mich., since the
Milwaukee Clipper bowed out in 1970. Source: Chicago Tribune (6/13)


Invaded waters: First in a series
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The Great Lakes have become a giant outdoor biology experiment with no one
in charge, as invasive species have damaged irreversibly an ecological
design that took thousands of years to evolve. Includes links to image
galleries and other material. Source: Star Tribune (6/13)

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