GLIN NEWS: 14 March 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 14 March 2008
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> Cancer high lakeside
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> A U.S. study finds a higher rate of cancer in Great Lake cities.
> Source: The London Free Press (3/14)
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> Air quality limit will affect area
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> A modest tightening of federal air pollution standards will have a
> significant impact on Michigan's St. Clair County. Source: The Port
> Huron Times Herald (3/14)
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> COMMENTARY: Earth Hour to enlighten London, CA, about CO2
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> London, Ontario, ranks as one of the worst polluters of Lake Erie,
> with high energy consumption and a regularly overwhelmed sewage
> treatment system. Source: The London Free Press (3/14)
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> Meeting addresses citizens' beach safety concerns before summer
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> Representatives from various Gary, Ind., agencies took note as
> neighborhood residents revealed the seedier side of the beach
> environment. Source: Gary Post-Tribune (3/14)
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> Lake Ontario fishery threatened by invasive species
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> Invasive species and fluctuating populations of game fish and their
> prey will continue to keep the Lake Ontario fishery in a state of
> flux, state officials said Thursday. Source: The Buffalo News (3/14)
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> Michigan parks crisis delayed, not over
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> Michigan State park officials are now announcing it will not be
> necessary to close 37 state parks next year. Source: The Grand Rapids
> Press (3/14)
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> Chinook catch differs between lakes
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> After hitting the bottom in 2005, the Lake Huron Chinook salmon
> fishery is showing a bit of recovery. Source: The Grand Rapids Press
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> Ice threatens small boats, official says
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> They're not the thick bergs that people associate with the film
> "Titanic," but the large ice masses that broke away from the Lake
> Michigan shore this week could pose danger to small boats. Source:
> Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (3/13)
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> Business, environmental groups differ over smog standards
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> Fourteen counties in Michigan, including six in West Michigan, fall
> short of the Environmental Protection Agencies new health standard for
> smog. Source: WOOD-TV 8 (3/13)
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> Sturgeon making a comeback in the Muskegon River
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> Reports of the sturgeon's imminent disappearance from the Muskegon
> River may have been greatly exaggerated -- the prehistoric fish seems
> to be making a comeback. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (3/13)
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> Lake Superior water level up 8 inches over last year
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> U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials say Lake Superior is beginning
> to rise from its record low levels of last August and September.
> Source: Minnesota Public Radio (3/12)
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