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Great Lakes Daily News: 16 July 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Great Lakes states file suit
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Seven Great Lakes states have launched a two-pronged legal effort to stop
invasive mussels, fish and other organisms from being dumped into U.S.
waters by oceangoing ships. Source: Star Tribune (7/16)


Daley tells homeowners it's their job to save water
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Chicagoans will be encouraged to do the little things to conserve Lake
Michigan water in a massive education campaign expected to be a prelude to
the installation of water meters. Source: Chicago Sun-Times (7/16)


Metro Detroit seeks options to clean up air
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The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments is appealing an order from the
Environmental Protection Agency that mandates car emissions testing. Source:
The Detroit News (7/16)


Tondu sues for $100M
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Manistee city officials say they won't back off a decision to reject a
coal-burning power plant, despite a $100 million federal lawsuit filed by
the developer. Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle (7/16)


Spills still a worry for local officials
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A chemical spill into the St. Clair River from Canada occurred almost a year
ago, but local residents are still worried about their water supply. Source:
The Port Huron Times-Herald (7/15)


EDITORIAL: Michigan needs laws for water withdrawal
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It's been almost 20 years since Michigan officials joined together with
leaders of other Great Lakes states to sign a pact agreeing to regulate
large-scale withdrawals of water; but the state has yet to institute laws
managing such withdrawals. Source: Battle Creek Enquirer (7/15)


Michigan expands quarantine on ash trees to stop infestation
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In an effort to stop the spread of emerald ash borer in Michigan, the state
Department of Agriculture announced Thursday it's expanding a quarantine on
ash trees. Source: Detroit Free Press (7/15)


Clean water main ingredient in mayors' recipes for success
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Erie, Pa., Mayor Richard Filippi took center stage at the annual
International Association of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Mayors' Conference
to talk about the renaissance that has taken place in his little industrial
city perched on the shore of the most shallow of the Great Lakes. Source:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/15)


Watercraft officers to increase enforcement
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Ohio watercraft officers are planning tougher enforcement of boater
education laws and age restrictions as part of an effort to reduce accidents
involving Jet Ski and WaveRunner-type watercraft. Source: The Bradenton
Herald (7/14)


Enviros draw attention to ship smog
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A report by an environmental group says smokestacks on ships are becoming a
larger source of air pollution in ports across the country, but the shipping
industry says they're in the process of cleaning things up. Source: Great
Lakes Radio Consortium (7/12)


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