Tuesday, July 06, 2004

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Great Lakes News: 02 July 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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IRRB approves $8 million loan for high-tech power plant
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The Iron Range Resources Board has tentatively approved an $8 million loan
for a high-tech power plant that will eventually cost more than $1 billion.
Source: Star Tribune (7/2)


Holiday gives ferry a sellout
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The Spirit of Ontario celebrated its first sold-out ship leaving Canada and
heading to Rochester. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (7/2)


Big Pipe foes call on McGuinty
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An environmental alliance wants Premier Dalton McGuinty to stall the Big
Pipe sewer link to King City for further study. Source: The Toronto Star
(7/2)


Longshoremen sit tight; city waits
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A day after its lease expired, the longshoremen's union hadn't budged from
Dock 32, continuing a standoff with the city of Cleveland that started
Thursday. Source: The Plain Dealer (7/2)


Romulus liquid waste site all but OK'd
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Liquid hazardous waste pumped 4,000 feet below Romulus' streets will stay
put for at least 10,000 years, say federal regulators. Source: Detroit Free
Press (7/2)


Area beaches clear for now
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The "all clear" green or blue signs greeting people at area beaches thus far
this year is a sharp contrast to last year, when many beaches were closed
due to the E. coli danger lurking amongst the blue waves of Lake Michigan.
Source: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (7/2)


Port Huron looks to spruce up waterfront
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Port Huron's waterfront is an asset the city relies on with the only
drawback being not many people know much about the various points of
interest along the way. Source: The Port Huron Times-Herald (7/1)


Ohio's mercury emissions 2nd in nation
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Federal records released last week show Ohio was the nation's No. 2 mercury
emitter in 2002 behind Texas. Source: The Toledo Blade (7/1)


Port of Toledo readies itself for strict a new security regime
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New security measures scheduled to go into effect tomorrow will restrict and
monitor access to large ships and commercial docksides across the nation,
including the Port of Toledo. Source: The Toledo Blade (6/30)


River boosters attack EPA cleanup plan
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An empty five-gallon bucket was presented to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency on Tuesday by advocates for a Kalamazoo River cleanup,
signifying the Kalamazoo River Protection Association's dissatisfaction with
the EPA's handling of the project. Source: Kalamazoo Gazette (6/30)

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