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Great Lakes Daily News: 24 February 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Climate plan still a bit hazy
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A vision for a "green economy" peeked out from the federal budget, but much of the government's revised environmental strategy remains hidden, especially how to meet Canada's Kyoto climate change target. Source: The Toronto Star (2/24)


Ferry fever in Port Dover and Pennsylvania
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The Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority and Norfolk County, where Port Dover is located, have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a business plan for a ferry service, Norfolk County announced yesterday. Source: The Globe and Mail (2/24)


Keep a close watch on those fish
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A new booklet from Illinois Sea Grant asserts that, while fish caught from area lakes and rivers are chock full of nutrients, they are often contaminated with pollutants that can have serious health effects, particularly on growing babies and children. Source: Chicago Heights Star (2/24)


Aquarium may earn reprieve
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The Belle Isle Aquarium may get a two-month reprieve from closure, long enough to give aquarium supporters a chance to raise the $500,000 that could keep it open at least another year. Source: The Detroit News (2/24)


For economic growth, tougher environmental laws?
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Weak environmental regulations may hurt, not help, industries by blunting their technological edge. Source: The Christian Science Monitor (2/24)


Groups sue DNR over Oak Creek power plant project
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Consumer products giant S.C. Johnson & Son and an environmental group are suing the state over its approval of an air emissions permit for We Energies' proposed coal-fired power plant in Oak Creek. Source: Janesville Gazette (2/23)


EDITORIAL: Time to plan regionally
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Some good work is already under way in terms of both planning and preserving open spaces for future generations, but more can be done, and a better coordinated approach among officials of the seven-county region would go a long way toward making that job easier. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/23)


Two counties back Wolf Creek cleanup plan
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Years of commercial and industrial development in the creek's watershed in Hancock, Seneca, and Sandusky counties have increased runoff, causing erosion and flooding along Wolf Creek's 20-mile route. Source: The Toledo Blade (2/22)


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