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Great Lakes Daily News: 26 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/
Archaic sewage lines tainting lakes, rivers
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A new state report says that nearly 100 small communities in Minnesota are illegally releasing raw sewage into lakes, rivers, ditches and field drains. Source: Star Tribune (2/26)
EDITORIAL: Get rules in place for wind turbines
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Elected or appointed officials should watch what Willoughby City Council does in crafting an ordinance to govern wind-energy systems within city limits. Source: The Willoughby News-Herald (2/26)
Anglers' mail survey reveals 88 million fish caught in Wisconsin in 2006-07
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Anglers caught 88.2 million fish in Wisconsin during the 2006-07 license year, releasing nearly two-thirds. Source: New Richmond News (2/26)
Dow Chemical taking MDEQ to court
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Dow has filed a lawsuit against the MDEQ, saying the governmental agency has inappropriately added part of Lake Huron to Dow's cleanup responsibility. Source: WJRT - Saginaw (2/25)
Public gets peek at proposed Montreal River area wind farm; Not everyone blown away
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Public consultation has started on the Bow Lake Wind Farm project, the kickoff to a lengthy and detailed process that could see windmills dotting the Montreal River area by 2011. Source: The Sault Star (2/25)
Too soon to tell if snowy winter, global warming linked
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It's far too early to know what caused this year's massive snowfalls, environmental scholars say - but it's not too soon to predict some of the environmental benefits. Source: The Green Bay Press-Gazette (2/25)
COMMENTARY: The best saved for last as Oshawa's secrets revealed
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Whitby and Oshawa have the most beautiful natural shore line in greater Toronto, a strip of greenery stretching about 18 kilometers along the ragged edge of Lake Ontario. Source: National Post (2/25)
Delegates seek open mind in Madison
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Murphy Oil U.S.A. Inc. hasn't made any decisions on whether or not it will take on a nearly seven-fold expansion of its Superior refinery, but the $6 billion proposal could create as many as 400 permanent and 4,000 construction jobs during the expansion. Source: The Superior Daily Telegram (2/25)
A Life Story: Jean Lutz's bond with Steamship Mather began with childhood rides
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As a youngster in the 1920s and '30s, Jean Lutz went on boat rides with her grandfather on Lake Erie, carrying iron ore and steel from Cleveland through the Great Lakes. Source: The Plain Dealer (2/25)
EDITORIAL: Great Lakes water rules
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Guarding the Great Lakes against poaching by parched outsiders requires sensible protections within Michigan, and a united front with allies. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (2/24)
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Great Lakes Daily News: 26 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/
Archaic sewage lines tainting lakes, rivers
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A new state report says that nearly 100 small communities in Minnesota are illegally releasing raw sewage into lakes, rivers, ditches and field drains. Source: Star Tribune (2/26)
EDITORIAL: Get rules in place for wind turbines
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Elected or appointed officials should watch what Willoughby City Council does in crafting an ordinance to govern wind-energy systems within city limits. Source: The Willoughby News-Herald (2/26)
Anglers' mail survey reveals 88 million fish caught in Wisconsin in 2006-07
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Anglers caught 88.2 million fish in Wisconsin during the 2006-07 license year, releasing nearly two-thirds. Source: New Richmond News (2/26)
Dow Chemical taking MDEQ to court
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Dow has filed a lawsuit against the MDEQ, saying the governmental agency has inappropriately added part of Lake Huron to Dow's cleanup responsibility. Source: WJRT - Saginaw (2/25)
Public gets peek at proposed Montreal River area wind farm; Not everyone blown away
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Public consultation has started on the Bow Lake Wind Farm project, the kickoff to a lengthy and detailed process that could see windmills dotting the Montreal River area by 2011. Source: The Sault Star (2/25)
Too soon to tell if snowy winter, global warming linked
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It's far too early to know what caused this year's massive snowfalls, environmental scholars say - but it's not too soon to predict some of the environmental benefits. Source: The Green Bay Press-Gazette (2/25)
COMMENTARY: The best saved for last as Oshawa's secrets revealed
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Whitby and Oshawa have the most beautiful natural shore line in greater Toronto, a strip of greenery stretching about 18 kilometers along the ragged edge of Lake Ontario. Source: National Post (2/25)
Delegates seek open mind in Madison
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Murphy Oil U.S.A. Inc. hasn't made any decisions on whether or not it will take on a nearly seven-fold expansion of its Superior refinery, but the $6 billion proposal could create as many as 400 permanent and 4,000 construction jobs during the expansion. Source: The Superior Daily Telegram (2/25)
A Life Story: Jean Lutz's bond with Steamship Mather began with childhood rides
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As a youngster in the 1920s and '30s, Jean Lutz went on boat rides with her grandfather on Lake Erie, carrying iron ore and steel from Cleveland through the Great Lakes. Source: The Plain Dealer (2/25)
EDITORIAL: Great Lakes water rules
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Guarding the Great Lakes against poaching by parched outsiders requires sensible protections within Michigan, and a united front with allies. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (2/24)
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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