GLIN NEWS: 19 May 2008

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> Great Lakes Daily News: 19 May 2008
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> Living downstream from Dow Chemical
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> It's been more than 50 years since Dow Chemical stopped dumping dioxin
> into the river flowing past its plant in Michigan, but it is still
> unclear how to clean up the mess. Source: The Environment Report (5/19)
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> Port of Toledo considers 'short-sea' trips
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> Ever-growing demand for container shipping, resulting in bigger ships
> and port congestion, could breathe new life into Great Lakes ports
> like Toledo, with what is now being called ''short-sea'' shipping.
> Source: The Toledo Blade (5/19)
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> Waukesha Water Utility would pay any Great Lakes tap fees
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> If Waukesha decides to ask permission to tap into Lake Michigan as a
> long term water supply, it won't cost the city anything. Source: GM
> Today (5/19)
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> Lake Erie shipwrecks found ... online
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> The Ohio Sea Grant has launched a new interactive Web site, Shipwrecks
> and Maritime Tales of the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, designed to
> promote protection of Lake Erie's shipwrecks and increase awareness of
> its rich maritime history. Source: Mansfield News Journal (5/19)
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> COMMENTARY: Province's wildlife in all its glory
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> Here's a field guide to what you might encounter in Ontario if you go
> out in the woods this summer. Source: The Toronto Star (5/19)
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> Online map of wildlife diseases
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> A website partly developed by the US Geological Survey aims to track
> reports of wildlife disease outbreaks around the world. Source: The
> Environment Report (5/19)
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> COMMENTARY: Ohio lags behind in Great Lakes pact
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> With Michigan and Wisconsin ratifying the proposed Great Lakes water
> compact Wednesday, the next moves by Ohio Sen. Tim Grendell will be
> all the more intriguing. Source: The Toledo Blade (5/18)
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> Perch poised for revival in Lake Michigan
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> Great Lakes fish biologists hope that after years of decline, 2008
> will bring a significant rebound in the lakes' beleaguered yellow
> perch population. Source: The Holland Sentinel (5/17)
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> Foreign invaders bring toxic menace
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> Invasive aquatic species brought to the Great Lakes in ships' ballast
> tanks threaten human and animal health and natural resources
> throughout North America. Source: The Vancouver Sun (5/17)
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