GLIN NEWS: 13 March 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 13 March 2008
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> Environmental groups turn attention to laws governing Great Lakes pact
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> With passage of the Great Lakes Compact in sight, Michigan
> environmental organizations are turning their attention to the
> accompanying legislation that will govern how it is implemented.
> Source: The Detroit News (3/13)
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> Health report raises dispute over Great Lakes pollution
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> Top federal health officials have asked the government's premier
> medical advisor to referee a dispute over a report suggesting that
> pollution in the Great Lakes region may have serious health
> consequences for people who live there. Source: The New York Times (3/13)
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> State parks at risk
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> A legal battle could determine whether Michigan will retain control of
> Warren Woods State Park and part of Warren Dunes State Park along Lake
> Michigan. Source: The Detroit News (3/13)
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> Malnutrition blamed for ducks' deaths
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> Hundreds of dead ducks have turned up along the St. Clair River and
> Lake St. Clair, victims of the area's success as a wintering spot. The
> Port Huron Times-Herald (3/13)
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> Doyle might resort to special session to pass water compact
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> Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has said he will call a special session of
> the legislature if state lawmakers do not pass the the Great Lakes
> Compact before they adjourn today. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
> (3/13)
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> EDITORIAL: CDC reports must be reviewed, public
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> If the science behind a controversial report on Great Lakes pollution
> and human health is weak, it should be evaluated to ensure proper
> results and context. And this information should be made public.
> Source: Huron Daily Tribune (3/13)
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> EDITORIAL: Don't let alternative energy incentives pass Michigan by
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> Congress understands the importance of government incentives for
> alternative energy. So, too, should the Michigan Legislature. Source:
> The Bay City Times (3/13)
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> EDITORIAL: What's in your water?
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> It's about time that public concern and scientific testing caught up
> with findings that trace amounts of pharmaceuticals are showing up in
> our waters. Source: The Plain Dealer (3/12)
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> Another committee won't help clean up the Saginaw Bay
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> Michigan officials have announced the creation of a committee to look
> at voluntary measures to limit phosphorus inputs in the Saginaw Bay,
> though some are calling for more immediate action. Source: The Bay
> City Times (3/12)
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> Cities need up to $20 billion for sewage treatment: report
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> Canadian cities and communities need a minimum of $10 billion to $20
> billion over the next two decades to clean up waste water treatment
> facilities that are threatening the public health of Canadians,
> according to a confidential Environment Canada document. Source:
> CanWest News Service (3/11)
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