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Great Lakes Daily News: 21 August 2003
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Poisonous algae visit Erie again
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Once written off as a menace of the past, a toxic, potenially lethal algae
known as microcystis has mysteriously reappeared in Lake Erie almost every
summer since 1995. Source: The Toledo Blade (8/21)


EPA reports positive and negative trends on lakes' health
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Bald eagles are on the increase in the Great Lakes region, but so are
unwanted invasive species, according to two of the findings of a joint
USEPA/Environment Canada report on the state of the Great Lakes. Source: The
Munster Times (8/21)


Lake Michigan beach monitoring to go high-tech next year
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Chicago-area beachgoers will know if Lake Michigan water is safe for
swimming before they dip their big toes in, thanks to a new monitoring
system scheduled to be set up at two beaches next summer. Source: Glencoe
News (8/21)


Eat more fish, eat less fish?
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Medical studies have shown that eating fish at least twice a week may reduce
the risk of several health problems, but decades of contamination have
increased the levels of mercury and PCBs in Lake Erie fish. Source: Erie
Times-News (8/21)


Firm to take over transmissions, upgrade grid
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A new Cleveland-based company is poised to take over interstate electrical
transmission along the so-called Lake Erie loop, whose failure led to the
nation's largest blackout. Source: The Cleveland Plain Dealer (8/21)


The lure of the Lyman wooden boat
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The Lyman boats were christened in the choppy water of Lake Erie, which is
why the wooden vessels have endured long after production ceased. Source:
The Cleveland Plain Dealer (8/21)


Kennedy to Canada: Halt heinous pollution
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said PCB leakage into the St. Lawrence River from
a 100-year-old landfill site south of downtown Montreal is one of worst
cases of pollution he has seen in 20 years. Source: The Toronto Star (8/20)


Land use report stirs hope among Michigan farmers
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Michigan farmers hope recommendations from the Michigan Land Use Leadership
Council released Monday will translate into programs that make small farms
more profitable. Source: Traverse City Record Eagle (8/19)


Emergency declared as drought worsens
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Wisconsin farmers are threatened by bone-dry conditions that prompted Gov.
Jim Doyle on Tuesday to declare a statewide drought emergency. Source:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/19)


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