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Great Lakes Daily News: 26 October 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
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COMMENTARY: Cormorant control takes support
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The swarms of large birds that are known for emerging on our Great Lakes and our waterways like locust, and doing just as much damage, are no feathered friends to Northern Michigan fishermen, outdoor enthusiasts or the tourism industry. Source: Cheboygan Daily Tribune (10/26)


Bills aim to limit export of Great Lakes water
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New Michigan legislation calls for a prohibition on water withdrawal for private sale unless the Legislature approves the deal, or unless 98 percent of the water will remain in the Great Lakes basin. Source: Detroit Free Press (10/26)


Congress ignores Great Lakes environment bill
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Legislation aimed at preventing foreign fish, clams and marine creatures from entering the Great Lakes in oceangoing ships is languishing in Congress while the shipping industry pushes a less restrictive bill. Source: The Canton Repository (10/26)


Wisconsin suing MMSD over dumping of waste
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Wisconsin Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager says she will sue the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District for dumping about 1.5 billion gallons of untreated storm water and sanitary waste into local waterways in May 2004. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/26)


EDITORIAL: New invasive species bills have merit
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Two feuding bills fighting their way through Congress, both claiming to alleviate the problem of invasive species in the Great Lakes, deserve serious consideration. Source: The Minnesota Daily (10/26)


Pandora's canal
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When it comes to invasive species, Lake Champlain has its own Pandora's Box at its southern end in the form of a canal. The Champlain Canal connects the waters of Lake Champlain to those of the Hudson River and by extension the Great Lakes. Source: The Islander (10/25)


North Shore buyers heading for the hills
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Forestland on the North Shore of Minnesota is being sold and subdivided faster than ever along the Sawtooth Mountain ridge by those craving views of Lake Superior. Source: Star Tribune (10/25)


Most ferries kept shipshape
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Could a ferry calamity happen in Michigan or elsewhere? Such a disaster appears much less likely than the sinking of the Ethan Allen, which led to dozens of casualties in New York's Lake George. Source: Detroit Free Press (10/25)


Eat to live: It's official - fish is good
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In a recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis examines in depth the benefits and risks of fish consumption. Source: United Press International (10/19)


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