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Great Lakes Daily News: 03 January 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Barrier may not keep Asian carp out of Lake Michigan
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning that the nine million-dollar electric barrier being built in Lemont, Ill. may not be enough to keep Asian carp from getting into Lake Michigan. Source: KWQC-TV (1/3)


Smaller fish after alewife die-off
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This past year, salmon in some of the Great Lakes have been smaller because their main food source has been harder to find. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (1/3)


Harvesting the wind (Part I)
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Wind farms of huge turbines are springing up along coastlines, windy ridges and blustery farmland in the Great Lakes region, but they're not always welcome. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (1/3)


Plan would let sewage flow into Michigan lakes
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Michigan government leaders and environmentalists are at odds over proposed federal standards that would allow communities to dump partially treated sewage into local waterways during heavy rainfalls. Source: The Detroit News (12/30)


Nuclear dump wanted
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Kincardine Mayor Glenn Sutton says his community wants to be part of a responsible solution for the permanent storage of low- and intermediate-level nuclear waste, but critics say he's risking citizens' safety in return for cash. Source: The Toronto Star (12/28)


Great Lakes ports get less cash to implement security
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Security changes are required by law at all ports nationwide, but most of the cash has gone to saltwater ports, with Great Lakes ports, vessels and companies coming up short. Source: WEWS TV (12/26)


Intruders at the gate
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Invader species such as the monstrous Asian carp threaten to further shake Lake Michigan's sensitive ecosystem. Last of a three-part series. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (12/26)


NOAA scientist: Close door on lake invaders
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A leading Great Lakes scientist says it's time to close off the Great Lakes to oceangoing ships, which have been blamed for bringing in zebra mussels and other invasive species in their ballast tanks. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (12/26)


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