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Great Lakes News: 19 April 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Cleaner air, higher gas prices?
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The federal government's tougher regulations on pollution might have
consequences on prices at the gasoline pump. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (4/19)


True costs of the emerald ash borer
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The economic and the environmental costs of the invasive emerald ash borer
are adding up in Michigan, Ohio, and Ontario. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (4/19)


EDITORIAL: An alarming loss of Indiana's farmland
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Land use management is the key to protecting Indiana's valuable farmland.
Source: The Indianapolis Star (4/19)


Activists to ship: Aweigh with you
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A dispute between Navy veterans and environmentalists has erupted over
proposals to moor the USS Des Moines cruiser along Lake Michigan in
Milwaukee. Source: Chicago Tribune (4/19)


Public input sought on toxic waste site's future
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Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency want feedback from
local residents on cleanup strategies for the Superfund site straddling the
Indiana-Illinois border. Source: Merrillville Post-Tribune (4/19)


Indiana considers e-mail notice of beach closings
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E-mailed notification of beach closings could save the frustration of
loading up the family car, driving to the lakeshore, then being turned away
by a foreboding "do not swim" sign. Source: Merrillville Post-Tribune
(4/19)


Central NY's future may be in its waterways
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Water is Central New York's greatest natural asset, and could be the
economic engine that drives the region's development in the coming decades.
Source: The Syracuse Post-Standard (4/18)


Web site helps satisfy fascination with Great Lakes ships
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There is no formal organization or club for boat enthusiasts in the Great
Lakes, but there is a Web site, www.boatnerd.com, that contains photo
galleries and statistics on all ships that travel the Great Lakes. Source:
The Grand Rapids Press (4/18)


Canadiana rescue effort fails as excursion ferry is dismantled
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The S.S. Canadiana, the excursion ferry that carried countless passengers
between Buffalo and Crystal Beach, Ont., from 1910 to 1958 is methodically
being dismantled at a dry dock along the Welland Canal. Source: The Buffalo
News (4/18)


U.S. Gateway Project to ease truck tie-ups
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A final financial agreement on the U.S. Gateway Project connecting the
Ambassador Bridge to U.S. interstate highways will allow the project to move
ahead more quickly and eventually ease truck congestion. Source: The
Windsor Star (4/16)

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