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Great Lakes Daily News: 22 March 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Macomb defends farmland
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Five Michigan townships are banding together to fight the ever-encroaching development that's eating away at their farmland. Source: The Detroit News (3/22)


Annual logjams clog Clinton River
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The emerald ash borer epidemic in the state will likely add to the logjams in the River Bends Park section of the Clinton River this year. Source: The Detroit News (3/22)


Cut in farm subsidies might hurt Midwest vintners
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Many Bush supporters feel betrayed by the 2006 budget proposal, which calls for reduced federal agriculture subsidies, including those for a fairly new crop in the Midwest, grapes for wine. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (3/21)


New drinking water rules proposed
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Federal plans to reduce exposure to lead and copper in drinking water could mean more monitoring of public water supplies. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (3/21)


Planned Illinois coal plant could cast haze over refuge
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Scientists at the federal agency that oversees the Mingo National Wildlife Refuge say a new coal-fired power plant approved for Illinois will only add pollution to the chemical stew lingering over a already polluted wildlife refuge. Source: Chicago Tribune (3/21)


Another fast-ferry snag: Engines need a big overhaul
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A new snag has surfaced in the relaunch of a 55-mph car ferry that plied Lake Ontario for just 11 weeks before getting swamped in debt: The engines need a major overhaul. Source: Newsday.com (3/21)


U.S. levies $1.1 billion pollution settlement against FirstEnergy
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FirstEnergy Corp. has agreed to pay the second-largest sum a utility has ever paid to settle federal Clean Air Act violations, making it the second-largest civil fine ever imposed on the utility sector. Source: The Toledo Blade (3/19)


Nominees sought for Lake Erie awards
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Individuals and organizations from Ohio that have shown exceptional dedication to preserving Lake Erie as the state's premier natural resource are eligible to receive the 2005 Lake Erie Awards, according to the Ohio Lake Erie Commission. Source: Port Clinton News Herald (3/19)


EDITORIAL: Something must be done to stop invasive species
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Two Michigan state legislators say the federal government isn't moving fast enough to curb the introduction of exotic species, so they want to put together a coalition with the region's seven other states to step up the fight. Source: Port Clinton News Herald (3/18)


Aquarium needs more money
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The Great Lakes Aquarium Board Chairman Patrick Schoff stated on Wednesday the aquarium's largest financial request yet: about $400,000 in operating deficits that the aquarium has accumulated in the past few years. Source: Duluth News Tribune (3/17)


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