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Great Lakes News: 12 July 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Great Lakes Fishery Commission Lauds Today's Groundbreaking for "Asian Carp"
Barrier
http://www.glfc.org/pressrel/pr040712.pdf
Source: Great Lakes Fishery Commission (2004-07-12)

Lake can take some pollution, but experts still worry about overflows,
runoff
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Sewage overflows are never good, but many experts say Lake Michigan can
swallow this spring's pollution from Milwaukee's largest sewage overflows
since construction of the deep tunnel system in 1994. Source: Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel (7/12)


Diverting Great Lakes water to cities
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Great Lakes governors and provincial leaders are working on proposed new
rules to control water diversions. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium
(7/12)


Counties in charge of state land
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A law requiring unprecedented county approval over management of scientific
and natural areas quietly passed the 2004 Legislature at the last minute.
Source: Duluth News Tribune (7/12)


Asian carp concern leaves Wisconsin official unmoved
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Rather than help pay the final installment of $1.8 million for a permanent
$8.5 million electric barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal,
Wisconsin Gov. Doyle has passed the buck. Source: The Plain Dealer (7/11)


New high-speed ferry works the width off Lake Michigan
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A new high-speed, high-tech ferry began plying Lake Michigan on June 1,
covering the 76 nautical miles between Milwaukee and Muskegon in about two
and a half hours, and bringing with it hopes of a regional travel boom.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times (7/11)


Wolf protection no longer needed
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The federal government later this week is expected to announce plans to
eliminate federal protection for timber wolves in the eastern United States,
saying the species has fully recovered from the brink of extinction.
Source: Duluth News Tribune (7/11)


Mayors to discuss federal mandates at Great Lakes conference
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The financial pinch of federal requirements to clean up the Great Lakes be
on the minds of mayors this week in Chicago at the annual meeting of the
International Association of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Mayors. Source:
The Associated Press (7/10)


What lies beneath
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The icy water around the 48-metre vessel, which sank in a 1918 storm, was
astonishingly clear, reports Kimberly Monk, director of the Toronto-based
Great Lakes Institute for Marine Research. Source: The Toronto Star (7/10)


EDITORIAL: State dilatory on water rules
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As the only Great-Lakes-state without water withdrawal rules, Michigan has
been dilatory in its efforts to protect the Great Lakes from large-scale
withdrawals. Source: The Saginaw News (7/9)


Big pipe hits new snag
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Just as the next phase of York Region's massive sewer pipe appears likely to
win approval, environmentalists are trying to stuff a legal plug into the
project. Source: The Toronto Star (7/9)

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