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Great Lakes News: 29 June 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Hands off the Great Lakes, environmentalists say
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Michigan is the only state in the Great Lakes region without rules governing
massive water withdrawals, and environmentalists say that must change --
now. Source: Booth Newspapers (6/29)


Lake level increase nets new business
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Businesses that cater to recreational boaters and commercial shipping
interests are buoyed by the recent rise in Great Lakes water levels. Source:
The Detroit News (6/29)


St. Lawrence Seaway dredging hits rough waters
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Critics claim a binational transportation study of the Great Lakes and St.
Lawrence Seaway is the first step toward enlarging the system, despite
supporters' assurances to the contrary. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times
(6/29)


Clean Water Act to cost $1 billion
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Local officials in the Maumee River basin say the federal government should
help provide the more than $1 billion they estimate it will cost their
communities to implement federal clean water standards. Source: Fort Wayne
Journal Gazette (6/29)


Ohio EPA wants options on ozone rules
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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has filed a lawsuit seeking more
flexibility to develop plans to meet new federal limits for ground-level
ozone under the Clean Air Act. Source: The Plain Dealer (6/29)


Utility corridors to serve as restoration laboratory
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Restoring native plant communities, reducing business costs and connecting
scattered natural habitats via power line corridors are intended results of
a $50,000 grant presented Monday to Save the Dunes Conservation Fund.
Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (6/29)


Water gardens a route for new invasives
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Water gardens are all the rage. But scientists warn that if plants or
animals get out of a backyard pond, they can endanger native species.
Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (6/28)


Anglers to profit from whitefish study
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Biologists will pay Great Lakes fishermen five dollars for every tagged
whitefish they catch. But if their study proves the fish are in danger, it
could mean tighter restrictions on the fishermen. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (6/28)


Northern Michigan has scenic bike routes
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It is confidently written on the state of Michigan's Web site: "There is no
better bicycling country than Michigan's scenic and gently rolling two
peninsulas located in the heart of the Great Lakes Basin." Source: The
Detroit News (6/27)


Milwaukee not alone in dumping sewage
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Chicago politicians spouting off about the recent bout of sewer spills in
Milwaukee might want to take a look - or a whiff - in their own backyard.
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/26)

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