Monday, August 02, 2004

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Great Lakes Daily News: 02 August 2004

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

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Few impaired Indiana rivers have pollution caps
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Indiana ranks 48th in the country in establishing pollution limits for
impaired rivers and streams, with total maximum daily loads set for only 15
of 1,100 rivers and streams identified as impaired. Source: The Star Press
(8/2)

Environmentalists cheered by dam removals
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Forty dams are scheduled to be removed this year in the eight Great Lakes
states, which environmentalists say will improve water quality and help
restore fisheries. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (8/2)

Rare warbler makes a comeback
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New census figures show the population of the Kirtland's warbler, one of the
rarest songbirds in North America, is at a record high, though that success
has not come without a price. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (8/2)

Big farms, big problems
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Northern Ohio's 22 large-scale dairies produce about a billion pounds of
manure a day, which can seep into the region's waterways and drinking water
supplies. Source: The Plain Dealer (8/1)

Sand dunes are a natural draw
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and Michigan's Warren dunes attract
millions of people each year to the beaches at the southern end of Lake
Michigan. Source: The Detroit News (8/1)

Brown trout, other species devastated by pair of incidents in Wisconsin
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Cow manure that leaked into local streams is blamed for two massive fish
kills in Wisconsin, and state officials say it will take years for the
damaged waters to recover. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/1)

Meet the competition: Venerable ferry gets speedy company
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The two ferries now crossing Lake Michigan offer vastly different
experiences, each with its own attractions. Source: Detroit Free Press (8/1)

In Lake Superior's frigid waters, the key to excellent violins
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Using dense wood cut from sunken logs preserved for two centuries in the
cold waters of Lake Superior, a California man is producing superior-quality
violins. Source: San Francisco Chronicle (7/31)

Surf's way up
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Hardy souls are waxing up their boards and heading to the Great Lakes,
according to a funky little book that basically documents the seemingly
impossible: You can surf on the Great Lakes. Source: St. Paul Pioneer press
(7/29)

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