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Great Lakes Daily News: 26 May 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
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Michigan error leads to new groundwater policy
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The Department of Environmental Quality will reverse long-standing state policy and regulate future groundwater withdrawals that would change the size of an inland lake, stream or river, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Wednesday. Source: Detroit Free Press (5/26)


COMMENTARY: New water might hurt Au Sable
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The Au Sable River system doesn't produce as many trout as 30-50 years ago, primarily because we cleaned up the water so much that we caused a major change in the ecosystem. Source: Detroit Free Press (5/26)


Fishing can earn you a fin
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Local anglers have been asked to help collect data for a three-year study of whitefish in Lake Huron. Source: Cheboygan Daily Tribune (5/26)


Coast Guard offers free vessel safety checks
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As part of National Safe Boating Week, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will be conducting free vessel safety checks during the Memorial Day weekend. Source: The Soo Evening News (5/26)


Dunes State Park open to camping in comfort
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On Friday, campers will head through the gates of the Indiana Dunes State Park to set down stakes or set up their recreational vehicles, officially kicking off the camping season. Source: Post-Tribune (5/26)


EDITORIAL: Indiana must call answer of the wild
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Indiana needs to set aside money to preserve wilderness areas such as the Goose Pond wetlands. Source: Indianapolis Star (5/26)


Fort Wayne sewage plant gets upgrade
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Fort Wayne officials Wednesday dedicated a new "headworks" - the mechanical parts of a sewage treatment plant - at the Water Pollution Control Facility, a $19 million project that is the first major upgrade of the 75-year-old plant in more than 30 years. Source: The Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette (5/26)


Ohio sets record for eagles' nests, chicks
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Ohio set a record with 125 eagle nests this year, which topped the record 108 nests in 2004. Source: Akron Beacon Journal (5/26)


New PCB hot spots uncovered
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The Fox River's hot spots for PCB contamination are hotter than previously thought; new data from soil samples on the river-bottom show concentrations up to 3,000 parts per million. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (5/25)


Canada knocked on lead emissions
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While airborne lead emissions appear to be on the decline across North America, Canadian companies released more than 10 times as much of the toxic metal as their American counterparts in 2002, says a study released Tuesday. Source: CANOE News (5/24)


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