Monday, April 26, 2004

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Great Lakes News: 26 April 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/

Governor calls for uniform water standards
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Some Great Lakes governors have agreed they should adopt a consistent set of
rules for determining whether their water is clean and safe. Source: Great
Lakes Radio Consortium (4/26)


A Great Lakes prophet
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When the Toronto-Rochester fast ferry, The Breeze, sticks its long-awaited
bow into Toronto Harbour sometime soon, it will be an occasion for
celebration for boat designer Ian Taylor. Source: The Toronto Star (4/26)


Muddy waters around wetlands ruling
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Some experts say many of the small, isolated wetlands that are home to a lot
of plants and animals are being drained, filled in and lost. Source: Great
Lakes Radio Consortium (4/26)


Great Lakes projects could see $400 million in federal funding
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Cities and towns along the Great Lakes would be eligible for $400 million in
federal grants over the next four years to restore lighthouses, clean
beaches and repair sewers, under legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate.
Source: Booth Newspapers (4/26)


Education saves lives on piers
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The Army Corps of Engineers and the Coast Guard gathered officials from
across the state Friday in Muskegon at Grand Valley State University's Lake
Campus to focus on community safety in the state's 18 Lower Peninsula
harbors with piers. Source: The St. Joseph Herald-Palladium (4/25)


Ferry deal makes peace with boaters
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The Monroe County boat launch in Charlotte will remain open when the Spirit
of Ontario ferry is at the Port of Rochester, under a new deal reached by
the county, city and U.S. Coast Guard. Source: Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle (4/25)


Last icebreaking mission in Duluth before $32 million replacement
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After 60 years of service, much of it on Lake Superior, the Coast Guard
Cutter Sundew, a venerable old lady of the lakes, is about to retire.
Source: KSTP-TV (4/25)


Doyle opposes diverting Great Lakes water
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Gov. Jim Doyle says he will consider allowing Lake Michigan water to be
shipped beyond the Great Lakes basin to Waukesha County, but opposes
diversion of Great Lakes water to Western states. Source: Duluth News
Tribune (4/23)


Bug that kills ash trees is discovered in Indiana
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The first discovery in Indiana of the emerald ash borer that has damaged
millions of ash trees in Michigan and Ohio was confirmed Thursday by the
state Department of Natural Resources. Source: The Indianapolis Star (4/23)


EDITORIAL: We're wild for the wet word on the Great Lakes
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A cold and snowy winter, and above-average rainfall in March, have combined
to give Lake Huron 7 more inches of water than this time last year. Source:
The Bay City Times (4/23)

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