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Great Lakes Daily News: 05 January 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Lake Erie land owners oppose rule changes
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Owners of residential property along Ohio's Lake Erie coastline urged a joint legislative committee yesterday to reject proposed rules that would eliminate a program under which they lease submerged land from the state. Source: The Toledo Blade (1/5)


How much trash is too much?
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New rules proposed by Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources would allow landfills to expand, sparking a debate over the height of piles, the length of waste pipes, and the potential for contaminated groundwater. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1/5)


EDITORIAL: New landfill site for Toronto's trash
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Ontario's Southgate Township has decided to explore the idea of creating a modern, high-capacity landfill that would accept Toronto's waste. Source: The Toronto Star (1/5)


St. Lawrence Seaway closes for winter
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The St. Lawrence Seaway has closed for the winter after a busy season boosted by strong markets for steel, iron and scrap metal. Source: Metro Toronto (1/4)


EDITORIAL: As ash borer spreads, so, too, should quarantine
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As devastating as the ash borer has been in Michigan, the state's higher responsibility still is to keep it from sweeping the nation. Source: Detroit Free Press (1/4)


Negative attention drives proposed herbicide ban
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Atrazine, an inexpensive chemical widely used by farmers and golf course operators for decades, has become the target of environmental groups, who argue it's polluting the groundwater and posing a health hazard to humans and animals. Source: St. Cloud Times (1/4)


Pumping up waterway research
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Grand Valley State University's Annis Water Resources Institute aims to become the premier Great Lakes research institution, while also continuing its education and outreach programs. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (1/4)


Guide to water rights: Beyond the basin
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Many states are revisiting their laws that govern how water is allocated. Source: Governing Magazine (12/31)


How safe is the water?
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Drinking water in the United States is among the best in the world, but scientists also are detecting for the first time substances -- called "emerging pollutants" -- that occur more routinely than had been thought. Source: The Christian Science Monitor (12/30)


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