GLIN NEWS: 27 March 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 27 March 2008
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> Zebra mussels found in Lake Wisconsin
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> Zebra mussels have shown up in the 9,000-acre Lake Wisconsin, raising
> the risk that the invasive species will also be spread to such nearby
> waters as Devil's Lake. Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press (3/27)
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> Museum sheds light on Michigan City's rich history
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> The Old Lighthouse Museum in Michigan City opens for the season on
> Tuesday. Source: Merrillville Post-Tribune (3/27)
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> Wisconsin DNR Board eases VHS rules on minnow reuse
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> The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Board has given its
> approval to new rules that would allow for bait minnows to be re-used
> in some cases. Source: New Richmond News (3/27)
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> Wisconsin to get $23 million in federal funds
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> Wisconsin is slated to get a record amount of federal money during the
> 2008 fiscal year - nearly $23 million - to help fish and wildlife and
> the outdoors enthusiasts who enjoy pursuing them. Source: Green Bay
> Press Gazette (3/27)
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> Judge OKs test firing at FBI shooting range
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> A firearms expert may use luminescent tracer bullets during a test at
> the FBI's shooting range in North Chicago as part of an environmental
> group's lawsuit seeking to halt the discharge of lead bullets into
> Lake Michigan, a U.S. district judge ruled Wednesday. Source: Chicago
> Tribune (3/26)
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> Going fishing? Pack your passport
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> When the 2008 charter season begins next month, U.S. citizens paying
> to fish on Lake Erie will have to bring either a passport or two other
> IDs if they plan to cross the northern border's invisible watery line.
> Source: USA Today (3/26)
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> Wind turbines in lake again looms as possibility
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> Despite what the minister of natural resources said two years ago,
> wind turbines are again a possibility in Lake Erie. Source: Leamington
> Post (3/26)
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> EDITORIAL: Bush all wet on Great Lakes issues, funding
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> While it might be too strong to call it neglect, the Bush
> administration is once again proposing severe budget cuts in programs
> that preserve and protect the Great Lakes' fragile ecosystem. Source:
> Erie Times-News (3/26)
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> COMMENTARY: Area unions should fight, not aid, BP air pollution
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> BP needs to reduce all types of emissions, instead of using loopholes
> in the law. Source: Merrillville Post-Tribune (3/26)
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> Refuge keeps growing
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> The Lady of the Lake property near the J.R. Whiting plant in Luna Pier
> has officially joined the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge,
> adding the 49 acres that lie along Lake Erie just north of the power
> plant at the foot of Erie Rd. to the growing effort. Source: Monroe
> Evening News (3/26)
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