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Great Lakes Daily News: 16 January 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/

Muskegon-Milwaukee ferry schedule
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The new high-speed auto ferry to Milwaukee will run three round trips daily
during the summer, beginning June 1, the company running the ferry announced
Thursday. Source: The Holland Sentinel (1/16)


Pennsylvania trout fed feed with toxins
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The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has struggled with the issue of
elevated PCB levels in hatchery-raised trout since 1998. Source: Erie
Times-News (1/16)


Group wants Ohio to invest in cities, protect farmland
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To debut Tuesday, the nonprofit group Greater Ohio will focus on changing
state development policies by fortifying old communities and protecting
resources such as farmland and forests. Source: The Cleveland Plain Dealer
(1/16)


Wind power promoted
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A green-energy enthusiast with an innovative plan is trying to blow life
into Ontario's fledgling wind power industry. Source: The London Free Press
(1/16)


60,000 ash trees to be cut to halt bug
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More than 60,000 ash trees will be destroyed over the next 10 weeks in a
last-ditch effort to halt the spread of the emerald ash borer across
Ontario. Source: The Toronto Star (1/16)


Ontario power shortage by '06, report says
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The Ontario government is sticking with its plans to shut coal-burning
generators by 2007, despite a task force report warning of electricity
shortages as early as 2006. Source: The Toronto Star (1/15)


Wisconsin DNR grants air permit for planned coal plants
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The Wisconsin DNR has granted an air emissions permit to Milwaukee-based We
Energies, despite the objections raised by environmental groups and local
residents during a November hearing. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(1/15)


Washtenaw County well ordinance aimed at safety
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A proposed Washtenaw County law could go a long way toward solving a
pervasive and little-known pollution problem: abandoned wells. Source: The
Ann Arbor News (1/15)


Groups want to join lawsuit against federal agencies
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The Lake States Resource Alliance, the Lake States Lumber Association and
the Ruffed Grouse Society have asked to intervene in a lawsuit filed by the
Habitat Education Center. Source: The Ashland Daily Press (1/14)

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