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Great Lakes Daily News: 23 January 2008
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and The
Environment Report.

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EDITORIAL: U.S. must shut door to invasive species
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A comprehensive approach that involves a rule to require sanitizing of ballast tanks is a much needed step to prevent more non-native species from getting into the Great Lakes. Source: Sheboygan Press (1/23)


EDITORIAL: Presidential hopefuls should all sign Great Lakes pledge
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Although the presidential hopefuls have left Michigan, for now, it wouldn't hurt to have them sign a Great Lakes protection pledge to support the restoration of the Great Lakes. Source: The Oakland Press (1/23)


Water-quality improvement gets hearing
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U.S. Rep. Peter Visclosky will testify that it's time to raise the bar and enact new water-quality legislation when he appears before the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today. Source: Merrillville Post-Tribune (1/23)


Refinery worries
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Refinery expansions in Great Lakes states will likely face close scrutiny from citizens given the concerns raised about BP's Whiting Refinery last summer. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (1/23)


Low-sulfur coal from Wyoming finds its way into 38 states
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Already deeply entrenched at midwestern and southeastern power plants, coal from Wyoming has expanded its geographic reach to New York and Pennsylvania in recent years, even as global-warming concerns have become prominent. Source: The Billings Gazette (1/23)


Pinched Midwest businesses agree some form of stimulus needed
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With an unemployment rate above the 5 percent national rate, the federal government's stimulus package to stave off recession could pay dividends in the Midwest. Source: Chicago Tribune (1/23)


Survey supports Great Lakes Compact
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A new survey shows public support to protect the Great Lakes is as strong in regions of Wisconsin away from the Great Lakes as it is in communities adjacent to lakes Superior and Michigan. Source: The Daily Telegram (1/22)


Steady decline in lake levels: Sad fact of life
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While water levels in the Great Lakes have been steadily dropping for several years, they seemed to fall unabridged in 2007. Recent reports indicate that a new record low in Lake Michigan is within reach should dry conditions persist. Source: Leelanau Enterprise (1/22)


DTE could be heading to court
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In what could be a precedent-setting case, a Canadian court has set forth motions to allow an American energy producer to face Canadian charges of pollution on the basis that releases from DTE's power plants have poisoned the St. Clair River with mercury. Source: Port Huron Times Herald (1/22)


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