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

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EPA broke mercury rule, report says
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The Bush administration overlooked health effects and sided with the electric industry in developing rules for cutting toxic mercury pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency's inspector general said Thursday. Source: The Plain Dealer (2/4)


All is now shipshape for Lake Ontario ferry purchase
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A federal magistrate judge announced a major settlement Thursday that ends the possibility of Rochester's private ferry company suing the city and clears the way for the municipality to buy the ship at an upcoming foreclosure auction. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (2/4)


Border decision urged
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U.S. Ambassador Paul Cellucci says Washington wants quick approval of a new border crossing between Windsor and Detroit and suggested the U.S. is prepared to split the cost. Source: The Windsor Star (2/4)


Wisconsin aims to keep industry in shipshape
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Gov. Jim Doyle of Wisconsin announced a plan to seek $9.2 million in state funding to help Door County shipyards modernize and add up to 600 new skilled-labor jobs in the next four years. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (2/4)


Foundation seeks Supreme Court review of Michigan wetland case
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Property rights advocates are renewing their crusade on behalf of a Michigan landowner who could go to prison and pay millions of dollars in fines for illegally filling wetlands. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/4)


Blue skies far off for Toronto waterfront
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Toronto's waterfront hasn't moved, but the chances of its revitalization seem to grow more distant everyday. Source: The Toronto Star (2/3)


Tests confirm cougar in Upper Peninsula
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DNA testing has confirmed that a large cat struck by a vehicle last year was a cougar, but it remains unclear whether Michigan has an established population of wildcats, a state wildlife official said Thursday. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/3)


Officials say coke plant is best hope for rebound
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After a fourth straight year of declining cargo volume, officials at the Port of Toledo say their best immediate hope for a rebound is a controversial coke works. Source: The Toledo Blade (2/3)


Residents claim that petroleum facilities causing illnesses
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Residents of Northeast Michigan say emissions from area gas and oil facilities are making them sick, but state officials say the levels of hydrogen sulfide emissions aren't harmful, and have declined to test the air with monitors. Source: The Bay City Times (2/2)


Poisoned eggs
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Scientists are researching the presence of flame retarding chemicals, PBDEs, getting into the eggs of birds breeding around the Great Lakes. Source: Earthwatch Radio (1/31)


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