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Great Lakes News: 12 May 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Canada getting tough on spills
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For the past three months, the Ontario Ministry of Environment has increased
its vigilance on the 32 chemical plants surrounding Sarnia by focusing the
entire effort of its environmental "SWAT team" on Chemical Valley. Source:
Port Huron Times Herald (5/12)


Beach-grooming law could be detrimental to shorelines
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Michigan lawmakers expressed shock Tuesday as researchers told them that
shoreline erosion and destruction of vital wetlands may result from a law
they helped write last year. Source: Booth Newspapers (5/12)


Proposed coke plant could pose mercury risk
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The proposed FDS Coke Plant in Oregon, OH could instantly become one of the
Midwest's largest sources of airborne mercury, a pollutant long targeted for
removal from the Great Lakes region. Source: The Toledo Blade (5/12)


New ferry needs engine repair
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Canadian American Transportation Systems, the private company launching the
high-speed ferry service on Lake Ontario, says the vessel will go to Toronto
to undergo repairs, modifications and engine work. Source: Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle (5/12)


EPA issues tighter rules on diesel pollution
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New federal rules aimed at cutting diesel emissions by as much as 90 percent
by 2010 will cover marine and other non-road sources. Source: Booth
Newspapers (5/12)


EDITORIAL: Lawmakers should stay out of permit process
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Lake levels have come up a bit, but not enough to end pressure from
people -- resort owners, especially -- who want to manicure every inch of
exposed Great Lakes bottomland into a smooth, plantless beach. Source:
Detroit Free Press (5/11)


COMMENTARY: For many, bird watching is their favorite outdoor activity
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates there are more than 46 million
bird watchers in the U.S., and thousands are on hand in early May as many
migratory species pass through Wisconsin. Source: The Racine Journal Times
(5/11)


EDITORIAL: Powerboat race can be a plus for Port Huron
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Port Huron ought to be a stop on the powerboat racing circuit, and for the
first time in almost a decade, it will be. Source: Port Huron Times Herald
(5/11)


Shipwreck group presents program about search for the S.S. Michigan
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Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates will survey a section of Lake
Michigan bottomland off Holland this month hoping to find the S.S. Michigan,
a 204-foot iron-hulled steamer that sank in the winter of 1885 after being
stuck in ice for 42 days. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (5/10)

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