Tuesday, August 31, 2004

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Great Lakes Daily News: 31 August 2004

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Lakes Radio Consortium.

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South Bass Island firms must stop using water from wells
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Five more businesses on South Bass Island have been told to stop using their
wells because of possible contamination, as Ohio officials continue to
investigate a mysterious gastrointestinal outbreak that has sickened more
than 1,100 people. Source: The Toledo Blade (8/31)

Wisconsin water rules take effect
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Temporary rules that exempt from DNR review many dredging, construction and
other projects along Wisconsin waterways are now in effect. Source: St. Paul
Pioneer Press (8/31)

Oil spills again into Rouge River from suspected sewer
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About 5,000 gallons of waste oil spilled into the Rouge River from the same
sewer suspected in a major oil spill two years ago. Source: Detroit Free
Press (8/31)

Groups: Mitchell station should be scrapped
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Indiana's largest grassroots consumer and environmental groups have added
their voices to those calling for the permanent closure of the coal-fired
Mitchell Generating station on Lake Michigan. Source: The Northwest Indiana
Times (8/31)

Hydroelectric power plant idea resurfaces in Minneapolis
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A decades-old plan for an underground hydroelectric power plant near St.
Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River is back on the table, only months
after its most recent rejection. Source: Star Tribune (8/31)

Miami tribe selects chief in unique ceremony
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A northern Indiana man took over leadership of a band of the Miami Indians
during a religious ceremony the group hasn't used in a century. Source: The
Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette (8/31)

Ohio town sees tourist dollars lurking in murky canal water
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A group of northwest Ohio residents hope to restore a waterway that once was
a superhighway for cargo moving between Toledo and Cincinnati. Source: The
Plain Dealer (8/31)

Border Patrol tightens security along Canadian border
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The U.S. Border Patrol is trying to tighten Minnesota's border with Canada,
adding about two dozen agents since last winter. Source: KAAL-TV (8/30)

New material to remove atrazine from drinking water?
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Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed a new material that
removes a common pollutant from water supplies. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (8/30)

UI initiative to meld diverse research
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University of Illinois officials are set to announce a new initiative that
will use the state as a natural laboratory in addressing some of the most
compelling environmental questions of the day. Source: The Champaign
News-Gazette (8/30)

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