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Great Lakes News: 20 April 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Commission urges trust fund to protect oceans
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Citing a dire need to protect ocean and freshwater resources from
exploitation and pollution, the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy is urging
the creation of a federal oceans trust fund from oil and gas royalties.
Source: CNN (4/20)


Members set for pollution 'action team'
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The Ontario government has named the members of an industrial pollution
"action team" to examine how to prevent spills and dangerous emissions in
the St. Clair River. Source: The London Free Press (4/20)


Fixed ferry on its way
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The Spirit of Ontario ferry, which has been laid up in New York City for
repairs, has resumed its journey to its home port of Rochester, N.Y. Source:
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (4/20)


Ontario aims to cut electricity use by 5 %
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To encourage energy conservation, Ontario is planning to initiate a system
in which consumers will pay higher rates for electricity during the day than
at night. Source: The London Free Press (4/20)


Environmental measures riding rough water
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It could be rough sledding for the environmental agenda this year in the New
York state legislature, where goals include closing the Indian Point nuclear
plants, expanding the bottle-deposit bill, expanding wetlands protection and
prohibiting backyard trash burning. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
(4/20)


Permit changes target farm pollution
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Michigan is considering tighter restrictions on the way large farms known as
combined animal feeding operations store manure and spread it on farm
fields. Source: Booth Newspapers (4/18)


EDITORIAL: Put up fans on lakeshore?
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Now that federal regulators have advised West Michigan of its clean-air
outlaw status, the question becomes: Who's going to turn off the wind?
Source: The Grand Rapids Press (4/18)


Michigan boating fatalities, registrations drop in 2003
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The number of people killed in Michigan boating accidents last year was the
fewest since 1999, while boat registrations dropped even more, perhaps due
to a slow economy and low lake levels. Source: The Detroit News (4/17)

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