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Great Lakes Daily News: 14 February 2008
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and The
Environment Report.
For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/
Leaked report on the Great Lakes is a wake-up call
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At least 9 million people living on the United States side of the Great Lakes basin may be in danger from high levels of chemical pollution, according to a study that has been withheld from the public for seven months. Source: The Montreal Gazette (2/14)
Work continues on Harbor Shores site
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Despite objections from the National Park Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a developer is proceeding with a golf course development that is slated to take public park land on Lake Michigan. Source: Western Michigan Business Review (2/14)
COMMENTARY: Au Sable fends off polluters
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A recent decision by a circuit court judge is a major victory for anglers and anyone who believes that laws protecting our water from pollution should be rigidly enforced. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/14)
Environmentalists urge more time to review BP permits
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A coalition of environmental groups is echoing a request by three Illinois members of Congress that more time be spent studying draft air and construction permits for BP's Whiting refinery. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (2/14)
Funding helps campaign to anchor more cruise ships in Sault
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The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. is investing $20,000 into showcasing the Great Lakes region, including Sault Ste. Marie, as a world-class cruise ship destination. Source: The Sault Star (2/14)
Pollution settlement a boon
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Anglers in New York State have a windfall in a settlement from a decades-old pollution case. Source: Albany Times Union (2/14)
COMMENTARY: Protect consumers from dirty coal
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Coal plants are a bad investment for Michigan, which must look toward clean, renewable energy sources and away from building more dirty coal plants. Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle (2/14)
Powerful Hard Water airboats designed for treacherous winter lake surfaces
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On the unreliable ice of the open waters of the Great Lakes, an airboat may be the safest way to get around. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/14)
Deal would let Saugatuck lease part of dunes land
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The city of Saugatuck could lease the south half of an undeveloped dunes property for $1 a year as long as it maintains and protects the land, according to an attorney for the Oklahoma billionaire who owns it. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (2/13)
MDEQ list of waterways with algae problems doesn't include Saginaw Bay
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According to the latest impaired waters list from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, muck-laden Saginaw Bay doesn't have a problem with algae, or nutrients like phosphorus. Source: Bay City Times (2/13)
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Great Lakes Daily News: 14 February 2008
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Environment Report.
For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/
Leaked report on the Great Lakes is a wake-up call
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At least 9 million people living on the United States side of the Great Lakes basin may be in danger from high levels of chemical pollution, according to a study that has been withheld from the public for seven months. Source: The Montreal Gazette (2/14)
Work continues on Harbor Shores site
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Despite objections from the National Park Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a developer is proceeding with a golf course development that is slated to take public park land on Lake Michigan. Source: Western Michigan Business Review (2/14)
COMMENTARY: Au Sable fends off polluters
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A recent decision by a circuit court judge is a major victory for anglers and anyone who believes that laws protecting our water from pollution should be rigidly enforced. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/14)
Environmentalists urge more time to review BP permits
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A coalition of environmental groups is echoing a request by three Illinois members of Congress that more time be spent studying draft air and construction permits for BP's Whiting refinery. Source: The Northwest Indiana Times (2/14)
Funding helps campaign to anchor more cruise ships in Sault
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The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. is investing $20,000 into showcasing the Great Lakes region, including Sault Ste. Marie, as a world-class cruise ship destination. Source: The Sault Star (2/14)
Pollution settlement a boon
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Anglers in New York State have a windfall in a settlement from a decades-old pollution case. Source: Albany Times Union (2/14)
COMMENTARY: Protect consumers from dirty coal
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Coal plants are a bad investment for Michigan, which must look toward clean, renewable energy sources and away from building more dirty coal plants. Source: Traverse City Record-Eagle (2/14)
Powerful Hard Water airboats designed for treacherous winter lake surfaces
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On the unreliable ice of the open waters of the Great Lakes, an airboat may be the safest way to get around. Source: Detroit Free Press (2/14)
Deal would let Saugatuck lease part of dunes land
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The city of Saugatuck could lease the south half of an undeveloped dunes property for $1 a year as long as it maintains and protects the land, according to an attorney for the Oklahoma billionaire who owns it. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (2/13)
MDEQ list of waterways with algae problems doesn't include Saginaw Bay
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According to the latest impaired waters list from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, muck-laden Saginaw Bay doesn't have a problem with algae, or nutrients like phosphorus. Source: Bay City Times (2/13)
Did you miss a day of Daily News? Remember to use our searchable story
archive at http://www.great-lakes.net/news/inthenews.html
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