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Great Lakes Daily News: 30 April 2009
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EPA seizes Crestwood files
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Federal agents raided government offices in south suburban Crestwood on Wednesday, less than two weeks after a Chicago Tribune investigation revealed the village had secretly pumped drinking water from a polluted well for more than two decades. Source: Chicago Tribune (4/30)
Port of Green Bay going ahead with dredging projects
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The Port of Green Bay is forging ahead with a trio of projects, despite not being in line for funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the port director said. Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (4/30)
Oberstar: Feds to pay $2.4 million for Duluth water projects
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Duluth will benefit from millions of dollars recently awarded to a federal program that pays for water treatment projects in Northeastern Minnesota, according to a news release from U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar. Source: Duluth News Tribune (4/30)
Water plan draft OK'd by Oak Lawn
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As controversy swirls about tainted well water in Crestwood, officials in Oak Lawn, Ill. are moving forward with plans for a massive overhaul of the water distribution system serving much of the Southland. Source: Southtown Star (4/30)
Ottawa takes aim at coal-fired power plants
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The Canadian government is planning sweeping new climate-change regulations for the nation's electricity sector that will phase out traditional coal-fired power. Source: Toronto Globe and Mail (4/30)
Muskegon ferry officials hope for best in poor economy
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The Lake Express, a high-speed, cross-lake ferry from Milwaukee to Muskegon, begins its sixth year of service this Friday amid poor economic conditions. Source: The Muskegon Chronicle (4/30)
Park system targeted for federal stimulus funds
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The National Park Service has announced the Cuyahoga Valley National Park will receive $7.8 million in federal funds to pay for maintenance that had been put off in the park. Source: Twinsburg Bulletin (4/30)
EDITORIAL: Writers wake history of the shipwrecks that sleep in Lake Michigan's waters
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Shipwreck information -- more specifically a book co-written by a Southwest Michigan author about the discovery of the wreckage of the Hennepin -- is the deep subject of the day. Source: Kalamazoo Gazette (4/30)
Angling for changes: DNR wants your take on pike
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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has been trying to determine if anglers want to see more big pike, and how much they're willing to sacrifice to get them. Today is the last chance to weigh in on that issue at the DNR's Web site. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/30)
Business, environmental groups urge funding to clean up Great Lakes
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Business and environmental interests joined with politicians in the Capitol Tuesday to highlight the need to clean up polluted watersheds around Michigan. Source: Crain's Detroit Business (4/29)
Environmental group challenges Waukesha water rate increase plan
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A Madison-based environmental group, Clean Wisconsin, is challenging the water utility's request for a rate increase that's earmarked to pay for state-ordered radium reductions and promote conservation. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/29)
Ministry gives spawning walleye a lift
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The annual migration of walleye up the Grand River to reach spawning areas has, once again, received a helping hand from the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) and volunteers. Source: Dunnville Chronicle (4/29)
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