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Great Lakes Daily News: 21 January 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Proposed natural gas project in Quebec to face environmental review
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A proposed natural gas terminal project for the Quebec City region is being referred to a federal review panel for environmental assessment in what could be the latest roadblock for three companies trying to construct it. Source: CBC News (1/21)


Wisconsin buys nearly 3,000 acres of northern forest
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Wisconsin bought nearly 3,000 acres of northern forest from a timber company, including land near the South Shore Lake Superior Fisheries Area and Bibon Swamp Natural Area. Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press (1/21)


Rochester sets up ferry oversight group
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Rochester leaders took a giant step Thursday in their effort to buy the Spirit of Ontario and start a public ferry service here, with City Council agreeing to create a limited liability company to oversee the venture and confirming a board of managers. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (1/21)


Plans proceed for Native American center
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The National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture is a step closer to construction. Source: Muncie Star Press (1/21)


Restrictions on moving firewood take effect
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A new quarantine prohibiting the movement of all nonconiferous firewood from regulated areas in Ohio and Michigan is now in effect, as an attempt to stop the spread of the destructive emerald ash borer. Source: The Toledo Blade (1/21)


Ship's arrival creates dangerous ice conditions
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Beware the ice on the southern bay of Green Bay today. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (1/21)


Dow releases plan to clean up dioxin
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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has reached an agreement with Dow Chemical Co. that could insulate hundreds of property owners from dioxin this year. Source: The Saginaw News (1/20)


Barge explodes, sinks in Chicago
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A barge carrying hundreds of thousands of gallons of a gooey petroleum byproduct exploded, caught fire and sank Wednesday in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, which connects the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. Source: CNN (1/20)


Lake Huron pipeline report still 3 months away
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The release of a detailed study on the prospects of building a new water pipeline to Lake Huron has been put off for at least three months. Source: The Flint Journal (1/20)


Cold lures ice anglers, but danger still lurks
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The return of bone-chilling cold has allowed Metro Detroit anglers to head back to local lakes to drop a line through the ice, but officials are still urging them to proceed with caution. Source: The Detroit News (1/20)


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