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Great Lakes Daily News: 25 January 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Gypsy moth stronghold discovered near Tower
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Today, state and federal authorities announced the leaf-eating moths have taken hold in the Minnesota Superior National Forest near Tower. Source: Duluth News Tribune (1/25)


Invasive species studied
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Visitors to Isle Royale should take extra precautions before leaving to ensure they don't bring invasive species to the island, said people associated with the park. Source: The Daily Mining Gazette (1/25)


EDITORIAL: No to Great Lakes sewage
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency next month will consider a proposal to allow untreated sewage to be blended with other water flowing into Great Lakes waterways during heavy rainfalls. Source: The Toledo Blade (1/25)


Canadian American Transportation Systems agrees to ticket refunds
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Canadian American Transportation Systems has agreed to pay at least $150,000 in refunds to unhappy consumers who bought tickets for the Spirit of Ontario and never got a chance to use them. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (1/25)


Drain in Great Lakes is open, report says
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A conservation group released a study Monday that claims a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging project has punched an expanding "hole" in the upper Great Lakes that has plunged Lake Michigan's long-term average water level by about a foot. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1/25)


Tribal commission rules commercial fisherman made illegal catch
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A panel with the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians has ruled against a tribal fisherman accused of illegally harvesting 3,857 pounds of fish from Lake Michigan last fall. Source: Detroit Free Press (1/25)


Buffalo Lakefront tabbed by NFTA for waterfront
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After years of delays and false starts, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority has passed a major milestone in its efforts to develop 120 acres of prime waterfront land along the shores of Lake Erie. Source: Buffalo Business First (1/24)


MMSD seizing on positive report about it
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Despite the record dumping if 4.6 billion gallons of raw sewage last May, effluent released into Lake Michigan from MMSD's two treatment plants was far cleaner than state standards require, commissioners were told. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1/24)


Ferry's bucking tide of history
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Many people, ranging from regular residents to those in the ferry industry, question whether city leaders are too consumed with the romantic notion of saving the ferry service to Toronto and ignoring the significant financial risks involved. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (1/23)


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