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Great Lakes Daily News: 19 July 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Compact would make it all but impossible to divert water from Great Lakes
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It would be nearly impossible to divert large amounts of water from the
Great Lakes to other areas of the country under provisions of the proposed
Great Lakes Charter Annex, set to be released Monday. Source: Detroit Free
Press (7/19)


Sewage problems spread in U.S.
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Milwaukee's recent sewage dumping is typical of a problem plaguing other
major cities, many of which have inadequate sewer systems that can't keep up
with heavy rains and need billion-dollar, decades-long updates. Source:
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (7/19)


Park Service to preserve nature or history?
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At Sleeping Bear Dunes, the National Park Service is trying to find a
balance between its twin missions of protecting scenic natural areas and
preserving historic places. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (7/19)


Plan to control mute swans
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Wildlife officials are supporting a bill that would allow federally
protected mute swans to be killed, in order to benefit their larger, native
cousins - the trumpeter swan. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (7/19)


After six weeks, ferry drawing a steady crowd
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Lake Express LLC by all accounts has done well attracting passengers its
Lake Michigan high-speed ferry, sometimes having to turn customers away
because of a full vehicle deck. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (7/19)


Toronto cools off using Lake Ontario waters
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This week, Toronto will unveil a massive air conditioning system that will
draw cold water from deep in Lake Ontario to cool downtown office buildings.
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/18)


Big water users have stake in deal
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If there's concern among Green Bay's big commercial water users over a
city-suburbs deal gone south, it's not easily found. Source: Green Bay
Press-Gazette (7/18)


Badger hauling big loads at night
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With fuel prices high and new laws governing truck drivers' rest hours, some
companies are finding it makes sense to send heavy loads across Lake
Michigan on the ferry. Source: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (7/17)


Environmentalists fear new rules could doom more wetlands
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Indiana is adopting a new, three-tier system for wetlands protection, but
some fear it doesn't go far enough. Source: The Indianapolis Star (7/16)


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