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Great Lakes Daily News: 15 February 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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U.S. Steel is fined for pollution
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U.S. Steel has agreed to pay a $950,000 fine for emitting small solids into the air and will install new pollution control equipment at its Great Lakes works in Detroit. Source: The Detroit News (2/15)


Flame retardants building up within us
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New Canadian research shows that household dust is the principal source of exposure to the flame retardants known as PBDEs. Source: The Globe and Mail (2/15)


Door County beach study calls for action
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With the release of a new report confirming human sewage as a source of bacteria on some Door County beaches, some officials are recommending a policy of pre-emptive beach closures after heavy rain. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (2/15)


Increased funding for the Great Lakes Legacy Act?
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President Bush is calling for more money to be put into the Great Lakes Legacy Act, but the program has a track record of not being fully funded. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (2/14)


EDITORIAL: Clear skies proposal removes regulation haze
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The Clear Skies legislation would make it possible for electric companies to increase their reliance on coal, which would lead to more efficient energy production. Source: The Detroit News (2/14)


Rocking out for the Great Lakes
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In the tradition of Live Aid and Farm Aid comes Great Lakes Aid, a concert series to raise money for environmental issues concerning the Great Lakes. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (2/14)


Decrease in forest fires could shock ecosystem
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There's evidence that a warmer, wetter climate is suppresing forest fires in the southern boreal forest region of northern Minnesota and southern Canada, which could drastically reshape that ecosystem. Source: Duluth News Tribune (2/13)


Just add water
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The Cuyahoga Port Authority has emerged as one of the Cleveland area's more powerful economic development engines, but some grumble that the port has neglected shipping, its traditional reason for existence. Source: The Plain Dealer (2/13)


Detroit show revs boaters for days on the waves
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Lower interest rates and higher lake levels are expected to result in increased sales and attendance at the annual Detroit Boat Show, now underway. Source: The Detroit News (2/13)


Marquette utility not close to a decision on whether to rebuild dam
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Marquette's Board of Light and Power is considering whether to rebuild the Tourist Park dam that was destroyed in the spring flood of 2003. Source: The Mining Journal (2/12)


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