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Great Lakes Daily News: 18 April 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Members of Congress fighting over Great Lakes drilling
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Two members of Congress are fighting over whether the federal government should ban drilling for oil and gas in the Great Lakes. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/18)


New coal-burning power plants on Great Lakes shores?
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Environmentalists and residents are concerned about plans to build two new coal-burning power plants on the shores of Lake Michigan, particularly their impacts on air and water quality and lakeshore views. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/18)


Invaders in ships' ballast targeted
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The fight to protect the Great Lakes from biological invaders is picking up steam in the courts, in Congress and in the individual states that border the lakes. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/18)


Toronto catches the Spirit
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In contrast to last year, the atmosphere in Toronto surrounding the Lake Ontario ferry this year is markedly enthusiastic. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (4/17)


Fire shuts down Bruce nuclear reactor
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A transformer fire has resulted in the shutdown of a nuclear reactor at an Ontario power plant near Kincardine and the spill of a small quantity of mineral oil into Lake Huron. Source: The Toronto Star (4/17)


Salmon stocking to continue
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Officials from several Lake Michigan fish agencies say no adjustments to the 2005 king (Chinook) salmon stocking is necessary, but the situation of dwindling alewife populations will be closely monitored. Source: South Bend Tribune (4/17)


Lake Erie walleye numbers pleasing
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Efforts to conserve and boost Lake Erie's walleye stocks via three years of very strict fishing rules, plus a big smile from Mother Nature, are paying off with the brightest fishery status since 1990. Source: The Toledo Blade (4/17)


Pictured Rocks 'science sharing' project under way
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National Park Service staff at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore are working on new efforts to gather and share natural science information with the public. Source: Marquette Mining Journal (4/17)


Indiana lawmakers turn to environment
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Indiana lawmakers are hoping to pass a grab-bag of environmental measures this year, including legislation to address wetlands, brownfields redevelopment, clean coal technology and underground fuel storage tanks, among others. Source: South Bend Tribune (4/17)


A dirty little footnote to the energy bill
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The House and Senate seem divided over a provision to the pending energy bill that would absolve chemical companies of liability for groundwater supplies that have been contaminated with the gasoline additive MTBE. Source: The New York Times (4/15)


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