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Great Lakes News: 21 June 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Commercial fishers angling for trout fishing rights
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With fish populations in the Great Lakes recovering dramatically, some
commercial fishing operations are asking for a bigger share of the trout
fishing rights. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (6/21)


EPA lets Milwaukee off the hook
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Despite what Mayor Richard Daley and local members of Congress say, there is
no evidence that "Cheesehead sewer water" is responsible for the swimming
bans that have plagued Lake Michigan beaches early in the summer season, an
EPA official said. Source: Chicago Tribune (6/21)


Coast Guard to fine ships for ballast violations
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Later this summer, the U.S. Coast Guard will be able to fine cargo ships
that don't comply with ballast water reporting regulations. Source: Great
Lakes Radio Consortium (6/21)


Waterways choked with flood debris
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The May floods that swamped hundreds of acres in Macomb County, causing an
estimated $6 million in damage, are still causing problems on the waterways.
Source: The Detroit News (6/20)


Revolution or pollution?
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Minnesota's Iron Range is viewed mostly as a home to polluting industry, but
Excelsior Energy and Mesabi Nugget say they can make steel and power more
cleanly and efficiently than ever before. Source: Duluth News Tribune
(6/20)


Breeze opening Canada health market
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Health care providers hope Canadian patients will hop on the ferry in
Toronto to get medical services in the U.S. - bypassing the long waiting
times for many services at home. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
(6/20)


COMMENTARY: 'Frankenfish' may be coming to water near you
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Northern snakeheads, a top-level predator fish native to China, have the
potential to wreak as much havoc as the litany of other invader pests that
increasingly are plaguing the Great Lakes. Source: The Toledo Blade (6/20)


Storms stir up E. coli, prompting water warnings at area beaches
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In the wake of this week's heavy rain, water at some of Ohio's Lake Erie
beaches may be rich with E. coli bacteria, which can cause nausea, abdominal
cramps, and diarrhea if swallowed. Source: The Toledo Blade (6/19)


New diversion rules soon to test the water
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The region's governors are expected to release a draft of new rules
governing water diversion from the Great Lakes within a month, but nobody
should expect a free flow from the world's largest freshwater system anytime
soon. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/18)


EDITORIAL: It's everybody's sewage
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The consensus after this spring's heavy rains and subsequent dumping of
storm water and raw sewage into Lake Michigan is that changes need to be
made at the Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage District. Source: Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel (6/15)

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