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GLIN NEWS: 27 September 2004

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Great Lakes Daily News: 27 September 2004

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Canadian groups worried about water withdrawals
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Canadian environmental groups are concerned that a new plan to regulate water withdrawals from the Great Lakes basin would allow too much water to be removed.
Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (9/27)

Hunt is on for little beetles of big danger to ash trees
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A survey of Chicago-area ash trees being conducted by the Morton Arboretum so far has found no trace of the emerald ash borer, though advocates insist that local communities must remain vigilant.
Source: Chicago Tribune (9/27)

Ontario eyes plan to burn tires for fuel
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Ontario industries could be burning old tires for fuel and throwing more pollution into the air under a new proposal being considered at the environment ministry, warns the Toronto Environmental Alliance.
Source: The Toronto Star (9/27)

EDITORIAL: Michigan deserves right to regulate imported garbage
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A bill that lets Michigan regain control over out-of-state trash took an important first step last week when it was voted out of a subcommittee in the U.S. House.
Source: Detroit Free Press (9/27)

Ore boats feed steel boom
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The resurgence of the steel industry has reinvigorated the Great Lakes ore freighter fleet.
Source: Chicago Tribune (9/26)

OPG mercury emissions up
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Ontario's publicly owned power generator is bucking a provincewide trend to lower mercury emissions because demand for electricity has increased and nuclear plants are performing poorly, a new report concludes.
Source: National Post (9/26)

St. Joseph, other rivers face threat
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Phosphorus from both urban and rural sources is still leaking its way into Michigan waters, including the St. Joseph and the Kalamazoo Rivers.
Source: South Bend Tribune (9/26)

Lake Superior's North Shore: Midwest melange
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Just about every list of America's most scenic drives includes Minnesota's North Shore Drive, the 110 miles from Duluth to Grand Marais along the edge of Lake Superior.
Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press (9/26)

EDITORIAL: Troubled waters on Great Lakes
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Just 1 per cent of Great Lakes' water is renewed each year. Draw off too much, and there could be dire consequences for the entire Great Lakes ecosystem and every community it now supports.
Source: The Toronto Star (9/25)

History unfolds lock by lock along the Welland Canal
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The Welland Canal not only connects Lakes Erie and Ontario, but also ties them to the St. Lawrence Seaway and other bodies of water that provide uninterrupted navigation from Lake Superior to the Atlantic and the world beyond--creating jobs, industries and cities along its route.
Source: The Washington Times (9/24)

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