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Great Lakes News: 05 April 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Historic court case still affecting polluters
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Thirty years ago, a court case about mining waste in Lake Superior
established that the government can force industry to clean up its mess, or
can even shut it down. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/5)


Army to burn PCB-laden buildings?
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More than 60 environmental groups are urging the USEPA to reject the Army's
plan to burn down old ammunition plants around the Midwest--sites heavily
contaminated with PCBs. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4/5)


Oil spill standoff
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Two years after the largest oil spill in modern Great Lakes history,
investigators are at odds over crucial facts, creating a stalemate that has
stuck taxpayers with a $10 million-plus bill, an unpunished polluter and the
possibility that a spill that size could happen again. Source: Detroit Free
Press (4/5)


Melting snow brings up Great Lakes water levels
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The rush of snowmelt and rain filling up the region's rivers and streams is
adding inches to Lake Michigan and other Great Lakes water levels, officials
said. Source: Detroit Free Press (4/4)


EPA's plan may kill off Illinois coal
The Bush administration is promising the nation's first limits on mercury
pollution from coal-fired power plants, but Illinois officials fear the
proposals could end up boosting emissions of the toxic metal within the
state. Source: Chicago Tribune (4/4)


Limits will stay in place on walleye
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Top fisheries biologists from around Lake Erie have decided to keep a lid on
the walleye harvest for another year. Source: The Plain Dealer (4/4)


Port in a storm
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In less than 90 days, strict international and U.S. counterterrorism and
security rules for ports and ships will take effect--and Toronto's port
could be blacklisted for being unprepared. Source: The Globe and Mail (4/3)


All's not well in Chemical Valley
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A concerted binational effort since 1987 was supposed to virtually eliminate
toxic leaks into the St. Clair River, but recent spills have forced
communities along it to once again shut their water intakes. Source: The
Toronto Star (4/3)


Group wants to give drivers better look at lake
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Tourism promoters are seeking to replace the 14-year-old Lake Erie Circle
Tour with a different route that more closely follows the shore and directs
travelers into lakeside communities. Source: The Plain Dealer (4/3)


Conservationists to track Essex region's at-risk fish
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Lakes, rivers, creeks and marshes in Ontario's Essex Eounty will be explored
this year as researchers try to track down a list of disappearing aquatic
species and plot a strategy to help them survive. Source: The Windsor Star
(4/2)

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