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Great Lakes Daily News: 03 August 2006
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Toronto's sewage sludge may go into Lake Ontario
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A Michigan landfill's decision to no longer accept sewage sludge could force
Toronto to dump tonnes of human waste into Lake Ontario. Source: National Post
(8/3)


Report of fewer Mich. beach closures buoys environmentalists
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Michigan beach closings and warnings due to bacterial contamination were down
about 8 percent in 2005 over the year before, bucking a nationwide trend.
Source: The Detroit News (8/3)


Many oppose annexation near marsh for new city wells
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A close vote is expected on a proposal to annex 333 acres to provide a new
source of drinking water for the city of Waukesha, Wis., who cannot meet the
Wisconsin state mandate to reduce its radium level by early December. Source:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/3)


Proposed wind farm would be Ontario's biggest
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The operator of Ontario’s biggest wind farm is planning an even larger project
for the Lake Erie shore. Source: The London Free Press (8/2)


Beachgoers are getting bugged
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On the shores of Lake Michigan, the heat has spawned a bumper crop of stable
flies, officially Stomoxys calcitrans, identical to the housefly except for its
piercing mouth, slashing mandibles and lust for blood. Source: Chicago Tribune
(8/2)


Suburban Cleveland on shaky ground
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A corner of suburban Cleveland bordering Lake Erie has become the earthquake
capital of Ohio, shaking on average every two weeks since New Year's Day and
making people wonder: What's next? Source: The Washington Post (8/2)


Michigan winemakers pursue world-class status
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Thanks to a combination of soil types, topography and the moderating influence
of Lake Michigan, the state of Michigan has become a hot spot for wine. Source:
Chicago Tribune (8/2)


Go fish!
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Walleye in Lake Erie seem to be as plentiful as the people who fish, talk about
it or eat them these days. Source: The Plain Dealer (8/2)


Regional agency gives resort's shoreline a clean bill of health
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This week a restriction has been canceled on about half-mile of shore in
Michigan's Bay Harbor resort, where leftover contaminants from a former cement
plant posed problems in recent years. Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle (8/2)


Too much manure?
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Big dairy operations can make a lot of milk, and that translates into cheaper
prices at the grocery store. But some worry these large farms are polluting the
land around them. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (7/31)


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