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Great Lakes News: 09 July 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Emerald ash borer found outside ash-free zone
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency crews have found signs of the emerald ash
borer east of the ash-free zone. Source: The London Free Press (7/9)


COMMENTARY: Neither side golden in bass dispute
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Tournament bass anglers will meet to work out ways to stop what they see as
the loss of three weeks of the competitive fishing season under regulations
proposed by the Department of Natural Resources. Source: Detroit Free Press
(7/9)


Knife River plant shuts down for a day
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Barely a week after the decision was made to close the Knife River
wastewater facility, a breakdown in the plant caused a 24-hour shutdown that
sent partially-treated waste to Lake Superior. Source: The Lake County
News-Chronicle (7/8)


Has explorer found ship sunk in 1679?
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A Virginia man claims that he has discovered a shipwreck in Lake Michigan
that could be among the "most significant archeological finds" in U.S.
history. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (7/8)


No day at the beach
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Bacteria tests tell local beach officials when to prohibit swimming -- but
today's results come from 'yesterday's water.' Source: The Daily
Northwestern (7/8)


Zoning changed to preserve lakefront area
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The Saugatuck Township Board approved a zoning ordinance amendment to change
an area in the southern portion of the township that borders Lake Michigan
from an agricultural zoning to a special residential zoning. Source: The
Grand Rapids Press (7/8)


Logging for profit to resume at Mohican after 8-year ban
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An eight-year ban on logging trees for profit at the Mohican-Memorial State
Forest will end Monday when state foresters will start cutting down the
first of thousands of trees. Source: The Plain Dealer (7/8)


L.L. Smith brings lake issues to North Shore
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Instead of nudging cargo boats around commercial harbors, the L.L. Smith is
hoping to nudge awareness about Lake Superior issues into people's minds.
Source: The Lake County News-Chronicle (7/8)


Sea lamprey has sucked out Great Lakes trout population
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Federal biologists have returned to St. Mary's River to wage another round
of chemical warfare on the sea lamprey -- a parasite blamed for killing off
most lake trout in the Great Lakes. Source: Detroit Free Press (7/8)


States contest EPA's particulate standard
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The Environmental Protection Agency issued a list of counties it says are
out of compliance with new rules governing fine-particle pollution or soot,
but many states are contesting the EPA's list. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (7/5)

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