Tuesday, June 01, 2004

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Great Lakes News: 01 June 2004
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Plenty of riders set for ferry's debut
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The high-speed ferry Lake Express is carrying paying passengers for the
first time today, making the 2 1/2-hour trip from Milwaukee, Wis., to
Muskegon, Mich. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/1)


Asian carp: Lakes' delegation campaigns for ban
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Nearly everyone in the Great Lakes region's congressional delegation has
rejuvenated a 2002 effort to ban at least three of four Asian carp species.
Source: The Toledo Blade (6/1)


Power line debate is moving south
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A high-voltage debate is underway regarding two two major power line
projects intended to improve electric reliability in Wisconsin, which
currently has relatively few connections to the nation's power grid. Source:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/1)


Small municipalities brace for costly water upgrades
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More than three-quarters of small and mid-sized Ontario municipalities must
make costly upgrades to their water systems in the next year in order to
meet new provincial requirements spurred by the Walkerton tragedy. Source:
The London Free Press (6/1)


Group trying to stage comeback for fish extinct in Michigan
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The grayling, a once-abundant fish that gave its name to a northern Michigan
city, vanished from state waters more than 70 years ago, but it will be back
if a private group has its way. Source: Detroit Free Press (6/1)


Gardeners have hand in invasive species control
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Gardeners have been ordering new plants and digging in the dirt this spring.
But if they're not careful, they could be introducing invasive plants that
can cause havoc with the native ecosystem. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (5/31)


Finding sea lampreys a shocking experience
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Every year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service surveys dozens of streams
that flow into the Great Lakes for juvenile sea lampreys burrowed in the
silt. Source: Booth Newspapers (5/31)


Record beach closings on Lake Michigan
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Communities in the Lake Michigan basin reported more than 1,400 beach
closings last year, the most in seven years of record-keeping by the Lake
Michigan Federation. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (5/31)


Beach walkers lose ground to homeowners
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These days, the public's right to walk on the beach and a landowner's right
to claim trespassing is not a line in the sand. It's the edge of the water,
no matter how much the lakes rise or recede. Source: The Detroit News (5/28)

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