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Great Lakes Daily News: 05 September 2006
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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EPA rule raises pollution risk to waterways, critics say
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A new rule permitting the transfer of water from one natural body of water to
another without a permit could result in more pollution in Wisconsin streams
and lakes. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (9/5)


Nearly 20 years later, Indiana marsh returns to life
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A 500-acre marsh has started to look like its former self after nearly 20 years
of work to restore the wetland amid the sand dunes near Lake Michigan. Source:
The Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel (9/5)


EDITORIAL: A new plan for the islands
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A new long-term management plan is being written to care for the Apostle Islands
National Lakeshore over the next 15 to 20 years, and visitors can let the park
service know what they think. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (9/5)


Wetlands to slow or grow global warming?
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In northern Minnesota, a researcher says wetlands like bogs could be key to how
fast the climate changes worldwide. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (9/4)


A mirage called Lake Michigan
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Lake Michigan might appear to be an ideal solution for all water shortage
problems, but money and geology can throw cold water on the dream. Source:
Arlington Heights Daily Herald (9/4)


Trees under the influence of ozone and CO2
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In northern Wisconsin, they're finding that gasses such as carbon dioxide and
ozone will change the makeup of what survives in a future forest. Source: Great
Lakes Radio Consortium (9/4)


Wreck hunter seeks home for remnants of Titanic of its day
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The shipwreck hunter who poured more than $200,000 and 20 years into locating
the luxury steamer Lady Elgin now finds himself in another battle: to win over
museums that aren't interested in a ship unless it is named Titanic. Source:
Chicago Tribune (9/3)


Great Lakes drain away
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A decade of warm winters with sporadic snowfall has failed to refill the
snow-dependent Great Lakes, with falling water levels bringing the top ever
closer to the bottom in Lakes Michigan and Huron. Source: Chicago Tribune (9/3)


Wisconsin DNR: Eurasian water milfoil is found in Superior Bay
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Eurasian water milfoil, a water weed that chokes out native plants and can clog
shallow areas, has been found in Superior Bay, the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources said. Source: Duluth News Tribune (9/2)


$50 Million Project
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A small crowd of boaters gathered Friday along both sides of the Ashtabula River
to watch work crews unload a dredge into the water - - a major first step in
the three-year, $50 million project. Source: The Ashtabula Star Beacon (9/2)


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