Friday, August 06, 2004

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Great Lakes Daily News: 06 August 2004

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

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Deadly algae, once thought vanquished, back early this year
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A deadly form of algae that has appeared in western Lake Erie almost every
summer since 1995 has emerged more than a month ahead of schedule, leading
researchers to believe this could be a bad year for it. Source: The Toledo
Blade (8/6)

EPA sues Waukegan, companies over dump
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the state of Illinois and the U.S.
attorney general's office is suing the city of Waukegan and several
companies to get them to clean up a hazardous site. Source: Chicago
Sun-Times (8/6)

Sewage link won't bolster sprawl
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Premier Dalton McGuinty said yesterday the controversial Big Pipe sewer
connection to King City is the price of progress and brushed aside
suggestions it will encourage urban sprawl and hurt the environment.
Source: The Toronto Star (8/6)

Aquatic pit bull threatens U.S. waterways
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It is the pit bull of the aquatic world, an air-breathing, predatory fish
from Asia that likes to eat its prey whole and threatens to become a
permanent pest in North American waters like the ubiquitous zebra mussel.
Source: The Globe and Mail (8/6)

EDITORIAL: Lake Huron alewife population crashes
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Anglers are catching fish, and sometimes limits, but overall the catch rate
and the size of the fish both are down across Lake Huron. Source: Michigan
Outdoor News (8/6)

FirstEnergy says a blown fuse caused Davis-Besse shutdown
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FirstEnergy is trying to determine whether there was an electrical short or
something else to cause the fuse to blow, Richard Wilkins, a company
spokesman, said. Source: The Toledo Blade (8/6)

Pollution, added tests boost beach closings 58%
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Environmental groups used the fouled water and the vast and empty Bradford
Beach as a backdrop for the release of the National Resources Defense
Council's annual beach report. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/5)

Mercury restrictions help local wildlife
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A recent study seems to indicate that wildlife recover from mercury
contamination pretty quickly once emissions restrictions are in place.
Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (8/2)

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