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Great Lakes Daily News: 03 May 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Some sewage is gone, but Rouge River is on a slow track to recovery
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This was supposed to be the year you could play in the Rouge River, but the river that flows through southeast Michigan seldom meets state water-quality standards for swimming. Source: Detroit Free Press (5/3)


Walleye-devouring cormorants targeted
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Federal sharpshooters this week will begin killing up to 80 percent of the 5,000 adult cormorants nesting on Leech Lake in an effort to mitigate their impact on the walleye population there. Source: Star Tribune (5/3)


Ospreys land in Franklin
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The number of active osprey pairs in Wisconsin has increased fivefold since the early 1970s, but what's realy drawing attention has been the bird's expansion into areas where it's never been seen before. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/3)


Coalition to push Great Lakes restoration plan
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A new coalition of conservation and environmental groups plans to be closely involved in the Bush Administration's process of drafting a plan to preserve the Great Lakes. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (5/2)


River research boat to get city's red-carpet treatment
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Toledo-area officials are trumpeting the arrival of the R/V Mudpuppy, a small research boat whose work on the Ottawa River could help bring in a $6.5 million restoration project. Source: The Toledo Blade (5/2)


Lake Express ferry due in town
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The Lake Express was scheduled to make its first appearance in Muskegon on Monday, as the high-speed ferry made a trip across Lake Michigan to test its new ride stabilization system. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (5/2)


Defense department re-opens Cold War barrel mystery
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The Department of Defense will re-open the case of 1,400 mystery barrels secretly dumped into an area of Lake Superior where the Red Cliff Band of Chippewa Indians have territorial rights. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (5/2)


Ontario faces decision on new nukes: Duncan
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Ontario's growing thirst for power and aging nuclear fleet demand that the province confront the divisive question of whether or not to build new nuclear plants, according to Energy Minister Dwight Duncan. Source: The Toronto Star (5/2)


'Life on Lake Erie' photos sought
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Amateur and professional photographers can enter this year's "Life On Lake Erie" Photo Contest, sponsored by the Ohio Lake Erie Commission. Source: Port Clinton News Herald (4/30)


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