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Great Lakes Daily News: 22 August 2006
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Water Act's price tag raises fears
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Ontario municipalities fear that the province is dumping the costs of its proposed Clean Water Act, designed to avoid another Walkerton-style tragedy, onto the backs of property taxpayers. Source: The Toronto Star (8/22)


Great big gobs of... holopedium gibberum wash up in Lake Superior
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The gobs of clear gelatinous goo that briefly baffled scientists around Lake Superior in 2001 are back again. Source: Duluth News Tribune (8/22)


How archeologists unearthed Cartier's lost fort
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One of the greatest archeological mysteries in Canadian history -- the precise whereabouts of French explorer Jacques Cartier's 1541 settlement near present-day Quebec City -- has been solved. Source: Ottawa Citizen (8/22)


Second utility OKs mercury cuts
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A second major Illinois utility has agreed to substantially cut mercury pollution, increasing pressure on another company that owns five coal-fired power plants in the Chicago area to comply with the state's stringent new standards. Source: Chicago Tribune (8/22)


Inland jewels
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Beyond the Great Lakes, Michigan is home to a variety of deep lakes with their own allure. Source: The Detroit News (8/22)


Falls could replace fossil fuels at park
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Plans to study the feasibility of using the Black River and dam to generate all the power at Pattison State Park in northern Wisconsin have received a financial boost. Source: Duluth News Tribune (8/22)


COMMENTARY: Despite advances, water quality very much a work in progress
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The trouble with water quality issues in the 21st century is we've made just enough progress to fool ourselves into thinking the job is done. Source: The Madison Capital Times (8/22)


Program aims to get journalists out into environment
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A dozen journalists from northern Michigan and across the continent recently gathered in Traverse City for a nine-day tour to study Great Lakes region environmental issues. Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle (8/20)


The colors of Copper Country
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Before seasonal visitors began making their claims, the Keweenaw Peninsula was Copper Country. Source: Chicago Tribune (8/20)


Missing all that familiar croaking
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Human encroachment of natural wetlands, intensified agriculture and pesticide poisoning have taken a heavy toll on populations of frogs, especially in the heavily populated urban areas around the Great Lakes. Source: The Toronto Star (8/19)


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