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Great Lakes News: 18 June 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Ontario considers building a nuclear plant
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Moves are under way in Ontario to build the first nuclear reactor in North
America in more than two decades. Source: The New York Times (6/18)


Champagne, sushi mark ferry inaugural
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The Spirit of Ontario set sail Thursday with its first shipload of paying
passengers, the majority dressed in formal attire for the high-priced party.
Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (6/18)


Head west for a quick getaway
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Several new or improved attractions, beyond the pristine Lake Michigan
beaches, make west Michigan and Wisconsin prime vacation spots for families
seeking an easy getaway just a few hours' drive from Detroit. Source: The
Detroit News (6/18)


Walleye population takes a hit
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Much like the yellow perch population in Lake Michigan, Lake Erie's walleye
population has seen a reduction over the past decade. Source: Merrillville
Post-Tribune (6/18)


Proposed DNR rules would limit mercury from coal-burning plants
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With an eye on making fish from Wisconsin waters safer to eat, the Natural
Resources Board will be asked to approve regulations requiring utilities and
large manufacturers to reduce mercury emissions from coal-burning power
plants. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/18)


State guide to eating fish is victim of cuts
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Because of state budget cuts, the Michigan Department of Community Health
will not update or distribute its annual Michigan Family Fish Consumption
guide. Source: The Detroit News (6/18)


Harbor light to appear on license plate
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Toledo's 100-year-old lighthouse is to be featured on a new Lake Erie
commemorative license plate to help benefit the Lake Erie Protection Fund.
Source: The Toledo Blade (6/18)


A faceoff on green power proposal
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Environmentalists Wednesday praised a proposal that would require a quarter
of electricity purchased in New York to come from renewable energy sources,
but local business officials worried that the requirement could drive up
power prices. Source: The Buffalo News (6/17)


Young artists enlisted for new bridge mural
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It depicts the Great Lakes region and the importance of the waterways
leading to it, and yesterday was the sneak preview of the new mural under
the Martin Luther King, Jr., Bridge on the west side of the Maumee River
near Maritime Plaza. Source: The Toledo Blade (6/17)


Government slow to respond to invasive species
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Exotic species introduced into the Great Lakes are dominating or destroying
native creatures, yet the official response has been slowed by bureaucratic
inertia, budget shortfalls and fuzzy lines of responsibility. Source:
Duluth News Tribune (6/15)

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