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Great Lakes News: 14 May 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Pipe dream almost a reality
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Lake Ontario water will cool downtown office buildings while Enwave's big
pipe will cut hydro use and ease pollution. Source: The Toronto Star (5/14)


Researchers find pollution can alter DNA in mice
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Soot and dust particles from industrial pollution can cause genetic changes
in male mice that are later passed along to their offspring, according to a
new study. Source: Scripps Howard News Service (5/14)


Clinton, McGuinty ferry pleased
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The damaged ferry stills needs engine work and it has no place yet to dock
in Toronto, but that didn't diminish Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty's
enthusiasm yesterday for a new high-speed catamaran service across Lake
Ontario. Source: The Globe and Mail (5/14)


A labor of love
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As large lake sturgeon swim slowly upstream to spawn this spring,
researchers are stepping up efforts to preserve the prehistoric fish for
years to come. Source: Cheboygan Daily Tribune (5/14)


Septic-tank waste causes a stink
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More people are expected to move into the rural portions of St. Clair and
Macomb counties in the next decade, enlarging what some consider an already
smelly problem. Source: The Port Huron Times Herald (5/14)


Canvasback makes a rare appearance
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Perhaps on its way back from San Francisco Bay to Whitefish Point in the
Upper Peninsula, a male Canvasback duck was spotted last month paddling the
waters of the AuSable River. Source: Crawford County Avalanche (5/14)


Trying to control the cormorant
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Cormorants are back, and some anglers say there are too many and they're
eating too many fish. Source: Minnesota Public Radio (5/14)


Lake Erie levels higher than last year
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Lake Erie water levels are currently about four inches higher than this time
last year and are expected to remain higher than last year until at least
mid June, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Source:
The News-Messenger (5/13)


Racine still hopes for ferry despite setbacks
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As Milwaukee prepares for the maiden voyage of its new ferry service, hopes
for a Lake Michigan ferry that would serve Racine are all but dead. Source:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/13)


Waukesha is entitled to share lake water, utility head says
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Waukesha is entitled to be considered part of the Great Lakes Basin, meaning
it has the right to seek Lake Michigan water without having to worry about
shipping water back east to Milwaukee County, says Dan Duchniak, manager of
the Waukesha Water Utility Department. Source: GM Today (5/13)

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