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Great Lakes Daily News: 04 January 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Cameras are on the hunt for cougars near dunes
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Scientists hope a few strategically placed cameras will help them find out whether cougars are on the prowl around Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Source: Detroit Free Press (1/4)


Wind turbines stir up neighbors (Part II)
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Some people think the windmills are eyesores. But others say windmill farms can help preserve the agricultural landscape by supplementing the income of farmers. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (1/3)


Lobbying for a second carp barrier
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As a new barrier is being constructed to prevent the Asian carp from getting into the Great Lakes, funds are being sought to keep an existing barrier in operation as well. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (1/3)


Run-off from county-owned pipes spoiling Bradford Beach
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Researchers looking for the cause of pollution responsible for closings at Milwaukee's Bradford Beach last year have identified the county government as a leading contributor to the contamination. Source: WisPolitics.com (1/3)


Sewage goes into two rivers in storms
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Dumping partially treated sewage into area waterways during heavy rains - a much-debated federal proposal - is being done now in Toledo under terms of a federal lawsuit settlement. Source: The Toledo Blade (12/31)


COMMENTARY: Great Lakes food web devastated by invasive species
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A new 44-page report provides an in-depth look at the devastating effects that invasive species are having on the multidimensional food chain of the Great Lakes. Source: The Pilot-Independent (12/30)


COMMENTARY: Dioxin cleanup effort requires stronger policy, tougher rules
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Michigan citizens who care about protecting public health and our rivers should pay close attention to how the Granholm administration resolves the dioxin contamination situation in Midland, and along the Tittabawassee and Saginaw Rivers. Source: Detroit Free Press (12/29)


Finally, some good news for Muskegon from EPA
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New federal air regulations about to be imposed will mean an actual benefit for Muskegon County, which finds itself in compliance with smog limits for a change. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (12/29)


Common Council considers policy on toxics-free purchases
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Environmentalists hope the Common Council will take steps today to put Buffalo on a path to becoming the first city in New York to implement PBT-free purchasing policies. Source: The Buffalo News (12/28)


EDITORIAL: Officials must act to head off invasions
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Even as industrial pollution in the lakes is being moderated, and even as folks hotly debate whether to siphon water from the lakes to outside communities, the threat of foreign species overwhelming the current ecosystem of the lakes continues to grow, almost off the radar screen of most residents and officials. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (12/26)


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