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Great Lakes Daily News: 29 July 2004

A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Governor urged to cut coal emissions
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Environmentalists and state lawmakers called on Gov. Rod Blagojevich to
require the state's coal-burning power plants to sharply reduce toxic
emissions, especially mercury, which they said causes birth defects and
developmental problems in children. Source: Chicago Tribune (7/29)

Chamber organizing economic summit
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Ontario's economy is missing out on the global market and is suffering
money-draining delays at the U.S. border, the president of the Ontario
Chamber of Commerce said yesterday. Source: The London Free Press (7/29)

Utilities ordered to kill fewer fish
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To the naked eye, it looks like an ecological disaster: Thousands of dead
fish near the shoreline of Lake Erie's Maumee Bay east of Toledo. Source:
The Toledo Blade (7/29)

Lugar visits Lake Michigan research station
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U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar got a hands-on lesson in testing for bacteria in
Lake Michigan's waters Wednesday morning, then met with representatives of
several groups to discuss water quality issues. Source: The Northwest
Indiana Times (7/29)

Pigeon Lake access site closing
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Saturday will be the last day this season anglers can cast their lines into
Pigeon Lake or Lake Michigan near the Campbell power plant. Source: The
Holland Sentinel (7/29)

Canada's cold climate may protect Great Lakes from invading fish species
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A new scientific study suggests Canada may be just too cold for Asian grass
carp to invade the Great Lakes, undermining warnings the exotic fish are
poised to cause an ecological catastrophe. Source: National Post (7/29)

FirstEnergy reports return to profit in second quarter
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FirstEnergy said Tuesday that it has agreed to pay $89.9 million to settle
shareholder lawsuits resulting from last summer's blackout, an extended
outage at its Davis-Besse nuclear power plant and a restatement of its
earnings. Source: Centre Daily Times (7/28)

Canada bounces back
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Part of the northern U.S. is actually subsiding...the result is that the
Great Lakes are slowly tilting like a giant bowl of water. Source:
Earthwatch Radio (7/28)

Ontario's West Coast offers charm, views
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A trip along Ontario's Lake Huron shore most anywhere between Sarnia and
Tobermory is likely to be spectacular. Source: Booth Newspapers (7/25)

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