Wednesday, March 31, 2004

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Great Lakes News: 29 March 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Tapping nature's cupboard for cleanup
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Instead of creating new chemicals to clean up contaminated areas,
researchers are trying to use what Mother Nature already provides. Source:
Great Lakes Radio Consortium (3/29)


EPA declares Love Canal clean
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The Environmental Protection Agency says cleanup work is finished at the
infamous Love Canal dumpsite near Niagara Falls. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (3/29)


Restoring the Kankakee wetlands
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More than a year after the federal government gave up on a wildlife refuge
program along Northwest Indiana's portion of the Kankakee River, officials
believe they have found a more politically palatable way to re-establish
wetlands along the waterway. Source: Merrillville Post-Tribune (3/29)


Study takes lakeshore changes one step closer
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A plan to revitalize Northwest Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline is one step
closer to fruition, but even the sponsor agrees it's a long, rough road
ahead. Source: Merrillville Post-Tribune (3/29)


Michigan officials elated over Saginaw Bay fish
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Michigan DNR officials say they are finding record numbers of young walleye
in Saginaw Bay this sprng. Source: Detroit Free Press (3/28)


Les Cheneaux island cormorants targeted
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In a pilot program, the USDA's Wildlife Services Division will attempt to
control the burgeoning cormorant population in the Les Cheneaux Islands.
Source: The Sault Ste. Marie Evening News (3/28)


Coal generating more interest
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As the cost of natural gas continues to rise, utilities in Illinois and
elsewhere are turning back to coal to fuel power plants, to the dismay of
environmentalists worried about increased pollution. Source: Chicago Tribune
(3/28)


Ferry a Great Lakes pioneer
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Fast ferries for carrying people and vehicles across large bodies of water
are commonplace in many parts of the world, but are just now coming to the
Great Lakes. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (3/28)


Company's mining project stirs fears for sensitive watershed
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Plans for a proposed sulfide copper and nickel mine in the backcountry of
Michigan's Upper Peninsula are drawing objections from area residents and
environmental groups. Source: The Detroit News (3/27)


U.S. head of seaway dismisses critics
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The head of the U.S. portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway says
environmentalists are misleading when they denounce a proposed study of
potential improvements to the waterway. Source: The Montreal Gazette (3/26)

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