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

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Bush selects Steve Johnson to head EPA
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President Bush has nominated Stephen Johnson, the acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency, to fill the agency's top job on a full-time basis. Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press (3/4)


Lawmakers balk at sewer-discharge rules
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Federal legislation to ban "sewage blending," where treated water is mixed with partially treated water during sewer system overflows, has been introduced by a 40-member bipartisan congressional coalition. Source: Booth Newspapers (3/4)


Initiative strives to boost northern Michigan economy
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Three northern Michigan Republicans are rolling out a plan that would allow visitors to purchase one pass to gain entrance to a host of parks and recreation areas throughout Michigan and neighboring states. Source: Traverse City Record Eagle (3/4)


Proposed budget cut sparks debate about dam safety
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Dam safety experts in Michigan worry that state budget cuts could gut an inspection program established after a 1986 dam failure resulted in severe floods. Source: The Macomb Daily (3/4)


Corps says Soo Locks ready to go
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Despite two winter repair projects, the Soo Locks are reported to be ready for business some three weeks before they reopen for the new shipping season. Source: The Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (3/4)


Miller calls on cities to clean up Great Lakes
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The leaders of the two largest cities on the Great Lakes, Toronto Mayor David Miller and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, have called for cities to play a greater role in the binational effort to clean up the world's largest fresh-water lakes. Source: The Globe and Mail (3/3)


Bay Ship riding high on new law
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A new law requiring oil barges and tankers to have double hulls by the next decade has been a boon for Wisconsin's Bay Shipbuilding Co. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (3/1)


EDITORIAL: Lake Erie ice can be very dangerous place
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The recent rescues of fishermen off the Lake Erie ice should send a strong message to people lured by what ice cover remains on the lake. Source: The Fremont News-Messenger (3/1)


New road surface could mean fewer salt trucks
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Researchers are testing a new road coating that can hold onto road salt for an entire season, improving safety and reducing salt applications. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (2/28)


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