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Great Lakes Daily News: 08 April 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
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Plugging the drain
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Plans to regulate Great Lakes water diversions have been rewritten to strengthen a 2004 proposal, prohibiting water from leaving the region altogether. Source: Duluth News Tribune (4/8)


EDITORIAL: Falling behind on energy front
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A pending decision from the state Supreme Court could directly and dramatically steer energy policy in Wisconsin for the foreseeable future. Source: The Capital Times (4/8)


Crusader for clean lake gets high-level legal help
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Karen Schapiro, a Milwaukee lawyer, is being honored for her long -- and thus far unpaid -- battle to keep the city's raw sewage out of Lake Michigan and its tributaries. Source: Chicago Sun-Times (4/8)


Short-sighted to hike quotas for walleye
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There are swarms of young walleye swimming in Lake Erie, a bonanza class that hatched in 2003 and make up an estimated 71 percent of the Lake Erie walleye population. Source: The Plain Dealer (4/8)


Pipeline bids miss by millions
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The Central Brown County Water Authority is trying to figure out why bids came in roughly three times higher than expected for a segment of a Manitowoc drinking-water pipeline project. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (4/8)


Cutter back in homeport after busy ice season
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The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw sailed a more circuitous course than normal for its 2005 ice breakout, according to the ship's commanding officer, Cmdr. Joe McGuiness. Source: Cheboygan Tribune (4/8)


Hazardous waste collection planned: 'Clean Sweep'
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Several environmental groups and nine faith communities from across the Upper Peninsula announced a program Wednesday that aims to collect tons of household hazardous waste. Source: The Mining Journal (4/7)


First saltie expected in port Monday
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The Port of Duluth-Superior's 2005 St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season is scheduled to open at approximately 1 a.m. Monday with the arrival of the Bahamian-flagged Utviken under the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge. Source: Duluth News Tribune (4/7)


Area anglers have plenty of choices
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Early April is when the local fishing action heats up and this year has been no exception as excellent catches of perch, steelhead and suckers are being made. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (4/7)


Future looks bright for South Channel Lights
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Heavy haulers, machine casters, masonry laborers and restoration contractors arrived by boat Tuesday at the South Channel Lights to survey two aging structures built in Lake St. Clair before Abraham Lincoln was president. Source: The Macomb Daily (4/6)


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