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Great Lakes Daily News: 14 April 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Michigan congressmen squabble over how to protect lakes
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Two respected Michigan congressmen are fighting this week over who's doing more to keep the lakes clean for generations to come because protection is in the eye of the beholder. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/14)


COMMENTARY: The Great Lakes need big help
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The federal government must do its part to meet the demands of stewardship and enhance the restoration and protection of the Great Lakes. Source: Royal Oak Mirror (4/14)


Dredging backers told plan hinges on Michigan
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Ohio officials left little doubt that the biggest hurdle to Ottawa River dredging may not be financial or environmental: It may be winning over officials from Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm's administration in Lansing. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/13)


Turtle aid sought for site
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Although it is unclear whether eggs have been laid or more turtles may soon be roaming the site, EPA officials said Tuesday that the provisions are necessary to prevent any harm that could come to the threatened species during the construction season. Source: Chicago Tribune (4/13)


Parks tackle eco-friendliness
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State environmental officials are trying to balance their obligations to be kind to both the environment and taxpayers. Source: The Detroit News (4/13)


Latest pipeline bids closer to mark
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Bids opened Tuesday for a drinking-water pipeline to Manitowoc came in about $1.3 million below cost estimates by the Central Brown County Water Authority. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (4/13)


Mercury survey planned
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Five Gogebic County lakes will be taking part this spring in the annual testing of walleyes for mercury. Source: Ironwood Daily Globe (4/12)


Tentative deal for Great Lakes water use
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Ontario and several American states are close to an agreement that would ban any significant diversion of water from the Great Lakes. Source: CBC Toronto (4/11)


Salmon fighting upstream battle
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The fuel that powers the Great Lakes fishing industry is the salmon's favored food, the alewife, but recently the gauge on the fuel tank is tilting toward "E." Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/9)


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