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Great Lakes Daily News: 30 March 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
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Michigan steps up drive to spruce up Detroit riverfront
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The demolition of cement plant silos on Detroit's riverfront could ignite the economy and help move Detroit toward the "tipping point" where redevelopment begins to cascade, rather than trickle, into the city. Source: Detroit Free Press (3/30)


Toxic chemical output in Ohio declines
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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's 17th toxic release inventory for 2003, an annual report summarizing the pounds of toxic chemicals released into Ohio's air, land and water, showed a decrease of 1.3 million pounds over 2002 figures. Source: The Toledo Blade (3/30)


Duluth waits on approval of sewage-overflow solution
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Nearly one year after submitting a $130 million plan to fix the city's sewage-overflow problem, Duluth and Western Lake Superior Sanitary District officials still don't know if federal regulators will approve it. Source: Duluth News Tribune (3/30)


Land sought to control river corridor flooding
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A national conservation organization has proposed buying 73.5 acres along Little Menomonee Creek and the Little Menomonee River to assist downstream flood control efforts and protect a heavily wooded stream corridor used by migratory birds. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/30)


Fishermen spring to the Fox River
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A "slow" day during the spring walleye run on the Fox River below the De Pere dam is a world-record just about anywhere else. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (3/30)


$1.1B farm bailout in Canada
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Cash-strapped Canadian farmers got $1.1 billion in aid from the federal and Ontario governments, though recipients and critics were quick to say the money is too little, too late to help them cope with the agricultural crisis. Source: The London Free Press (3/30)


Wisconsin farmers earn honors for environmental management
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A state-of-the-art farm runoff project in Wisconsin may tell farmers and scientists how farming impacts water quality. Source: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter (3/30)


Illinois watches as new beetle threat ravages Michigan trees
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A Michigan man is refusing to let state officials cut trees infested with the emerald ash borer, an invasive insect that has killed 15 million ash trees in the state since 2001. Source: Chicago Tribune (3/30)


Plans move forward to dredge toxic muck from Saginaw River
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a plan to transform 281 acres of farmland along the Saginaw-Bay county line into a disposal site for 3.1 million cubic yards of sludge that crews plan to excavate from the Saginaw River. Source: The Bay City Times (3/29)


AuSable-Oscoda talk joint harbor
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Both the AuSable and the Oscoda Township boards of trustees have long envisioned a bustling recreational harbor and marina on the Lake Huron shore and now the dream may become real. Source: Oscoda Press (3/29)


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