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Great Lakes Daily News: 12 October 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Supreme Court takes up 2 cases challenging powers of U.S. regulators to protect wetlands
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The cases, both from Michigan, challenge regulators' definition of federally protected wetlands under both the Clean Water Act and the U.S. Constitution. Source: The New York Times (10/12)


EDITORIAL: Great Lakes cleanup -- memo suggests reducing funds for region
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Last week, a Bush administration memo surfaced that cast doubt on whether money would be available for Great Lakes cleanup as promised. Source: Watertown Daily Times (10/12)


Middle Bass Island marina expansion debated
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources would like to expand its marina on Middle Bass Island from 50 to 360 slips, which would disturb several acres of wetlands. Loss of habitat for the Lake Erie water snake is among the concerns. Source: The Toledo Blade (10/12)


Waterfront improvements: What they will cost
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New boardwalks, promenades and public spaces will be the highlight of Toronto's new investments -- $70-million earmarked over the next five years -- to create continuous public contact with the shores of Lake Ontario. Source: The Globe and Mail (10/12)


Refuge gateway to lead visitors to special recreational experience
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The transformation of 44 acres of vacant downriver land into an educational and recreational hub for the nascent Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge has begun. Source: Detroit Free Press (10/12)


COMMENTARY: Farm critics spew trash
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The fact is that no state agency authorizes discharges which exceed water quality standards. Source: Lansing State Journal (10/12)


Lyme grass may displace native plant, harm dune ecology
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A troublesome exotic plant is taking root along the Lake Michigan coast and threatens to displace native dune grasses. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (10/11)


Clipper history now part of Wisconsin maritime museum
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The Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc recently added the Clipper and the Juniata to its extensive car ferry exhibit. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (10/11)


Weight changes for NY tour boats
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Governor Pataki is starting to implement changes for tour boat operations in New York State, following a fatal accident on Lake George earlier this month. Source: News 10 Now - Syracuse, NY (10/11)


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