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Great Lakes Daily News: 06 April 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Oklahoma tribe files claim on North Bass Island
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The Ottawa tribe of Oklahoma of North Bass Island is pressing a claim for 350 acres of North Bass Island to fish. Source: The Plain Dealer (4/6)


U.S. to demand Canadians' passports
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Canadians will soon require a passport to enter the United States as Washington pushes forward with a controversial homeland security measure that critics fear could choke off tourist traffic from both sides of the border. Source: The London Free Press (4/6)


Landmark Canadian emissions deal signed
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A landmark agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions was formally signed yesterday by the Canadian government and the country's automobile industry. Source: The Globe and Mail (4/6)


EDITORIAL: Michigan must find a way to save salmon fishery
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Fish populations are in free fall around many Lake Michigan and Lake Huron towns that once prospered from a salmon bonanza. Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle (4/6)


Scholar wants to create Ojibwe language center
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A sociolinguistics scholar wants to help create an Ojibwe Language Resource Center near Duluth, Minn. Source: Duluth News Tribune (4/6)


New coke plant gets quick OK
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Pennsylvania has rushed through approval of a new coking and electric power generating plant that is allowed to emit 47 pounds of mercury into the air each year and enough soot and smog that managers of national forests and wilderness areas in nearby states have expressed concern. Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (4/5)


Making a splash: Icebreaker Mackinaw launched
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The mighty Mackinaw - some 3.6 million pounds of metal in a 240-foot-long hull - was launched into the Menominee River on Saturday, officially inaugurating the biggest icebreaker on the Great Lakes. Source: The Marquette Mining Journal (4/5)


Workshops, meetings are set to discuss status of Lake Huron fishery
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The status and future of Lake Huron's fishery will be discussed at a series of workshops being conducted in April. Source: Oscoda Press (4/5)


Study predicts dire future for world environment
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A new study paints a grim picture of today's environment, arguing that the world is living far beyond its means. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/3)


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