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GLIN NEWS: 07 September 2004

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Great Lakes Daily News: 07 September 2004

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

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Big 3 catch heat over mercury
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Amid rising concerns about pollution in lakes and streams, environmental
groups are criticizing the auto industry for failing to help dispose of
mercury-filled switches, a staple of lights and braking components in cars
for the past three decades. Source: The Detroit News (9/7)

Boaters, prepare to be boarded
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The U.S. Coast Guard has been increasing its use of random safety
inspections of boats in the Green Bay area to catch operators who've had too
much to drink. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (9/7)

Ferry helped keep local industries afloat
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Early indications are the first three months of the Lake Express high speed
ferry service have been good for the local tourism business. Source:
Muskegon Chronicle (9/6)

Tragedy prompts new drinking water proposal
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Environmental groups are praising a proposed law that aims to protect the
sources of Ontario's drinking water. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium
(9/6)

Fox River fuels Lake Michigan algae outbreaks
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Water testing by federal and state agencies in Wisconsin shows the Fox River
puts more phosphorus into Lake Michigan than all the sewers in Milwaukee
combined. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (9/6)

Dilemmas for wastewater treatment plants
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Municipal sewer plants are sometimes blamed for high E. coli bacteria counts
that close beaches to swimmers, so some cities are working to find better
ways to treat the water and put it back into nature. Source: Great Lakes
Radio Consortium (9/6)

S. Bass Island faces uphill battle to bring tourists back after illness
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The recent outbreak of gastrointesinal illness has put a huge crimp in
business for shops and restaurants at Put-In-Bay, one that owners fear the
resort will have a hard time recovering from. Source: The Toledo Blade (9/6)

Advocates for the environment are still needed, author says
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The Great Lakes are drifting toward disaster, but they can be saved if
citizens mobilize to protect them, according to the author of a new book on
the Great Lakes in the 21st century. Source: The Bay City Times (9/6)

Reporting on Indiana's polluted waters
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Although Indiana ranks second in the nation in active fish consumption
advisories, state officials say that doesn't mean its waters are
significantly more polluted. Source: The Bedford Times-Mail (9/5)

Beachfront owners draw lines in sand
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A fight over whehter the public has an inherent right to wander the Great
Lakes shoreline is playing out in Ohio and Michigan courts. Source: Chicago
Tribune (9/4)

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