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Great Lakes Daily News: 31 May 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Some beaches won't close when E. coli is high
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Managers of Indiana beaches along Lake Michigan will take different approaches to high E. coli bacteria counts resulting from testing this summer, with some choosing only to advise swimmers instead of barring them from the water. Source: The Indianapolis Star (5/31)


Land swap: Steel mill jobs for forests?
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A fight between two long-time rivals - heavy industry and open space - is taking place in one town on the Great Lakes, where the expansion of an existing steel mill could mean more jobs but less forest. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (5/30)


Interview: Children's book author on Great Lakes woes
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A new book outlines a cause of Great Lakes water levels dropping while entertaining kids with silly, though not entirely improbable outcomes. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (5/30)


Researchers probe Great Lakes soil for medical treatments
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A biologist is scouring the bottom of Lake Michigan for bacteria and fungi that produce anti-bacterial chemicals that could be developed into life-saving drugs for humans. Source: The Star Tribune (5/30)


We're rapidly getting thirstier
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The Chicago area's thirst for water will escalate a whopping 30 percent over the next 20 years, exerting pressure for big increases in withdrawals from Lake Michigan. Source: Chicago Sun Times (5/30)


Devils Lake diplomacy enters final phase
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The countdown clock is ticking ever louder north of the border as Canadian diplomatic efforts to halt a North Dakota water diversion project enter a critical, final phase. Source: National Post (5/29)


Wisconsin power plant is called a setback for the environment
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The tall towers of a coal-fired power plant on the shores of Lake Michigan represent a new front in a national struggle over energy technology and the environmental performance of expanding energy companies. Source: The Washington Post (5/29)



Lakes drilling stance disputed
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Environmental advocates are taking U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers to task for accepting campaign contributions from energy companies while opposing a permanent federal ban against drilling along the shorelines of the Great Lakes. Source: The Detroit News (5/29)


Downturn in the Great Lakes state: Boat registrations dip with economy
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Some Michiganders have abandoned ship in the face of the state's slack economy and high prices for gas and new boats. Source: Detroit Free Press (5/28)


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