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Great Lakes Daily News: 11 March 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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EPA toughens power-plant rules
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On Thursday the Bush administration ordered reductions in smog and soot pollution across 28 states in the East, South and Midwest with the goal of making the air cleaner to breathe for people downwind of coal-burning power plants. Source: The Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette (3/11)


Are well-salted winters a ticking ecological time bomb?
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Road salt is one of many common non-point source pollutants that wash off roadways and into streams, wetlands and aquifers, causing harm to plants, animals, roads, and water. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (3/11)


Study pinpoints hotspots for mercury pollution
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A U.S.-Canada study has identified mercury contamination hotspots in Quebec and Nova Scotia, and has for the first time found the toxic element in the blood and feathers of woodland songbirds. Source: The Globe and Mail (3/11)


Nesting eagles may produce bumper crop along Lake Erie
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Ohio's growing bald eagle population appears poised for another strong nesting season, especially along western Lake Erie. Source: The Toledo Blade (3/11)


Environmentalists seek mediation in Milwaukee sewage suit
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Environmental groups suing the Milwaukee sewerage district over raw sewage dumping are seeking mediation, after the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to consider a lower court ruling that kept the case alive. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/11)


More 3M water testing urged
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Minnesota Health Department officials are testing wells contaminated by 3M Co. chemicals, but a national environmental group is urging Minnesota's Pollution Control Agency to step up testing of groundwater statewide. Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press (3/11)


Lure of trout draws anglers even in dead of winter
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Beside trout, little could get otherwise sane adults to crawl out of a warm bed before sunrise on a weekend morning and wade into an icy river. Source: The Racine Journal Times (3/11)


Erie Co. parks recognized for shoreline work
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has given an award to the Erie MetroParks for efforts to protect the Lake Erie shoreline. Source: The Toledo Blade (3/11)


Wolf survey fizzles; DNR discounts 'conspiracy'
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A two-week search for wolf tracks in northern Michigan did not find a single print, but Department of Natural Resources biologists say they are not really surprised. Source: The Flint Journal (3/10)


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