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"Power Plant's Smoke a Bad Habit" [1]

"For more than six years, a power plant that towers over Chicago's Southeast Side repeatedly has belched out smoke so thick it violates air pollution laws and aggravates respiratory illnesses for residents nearby."

Air [2]
Pollution [3]
Public [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [5]
Source: Southtown Star [6], 10/06/2010
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"Illinois Takes a Hit Over Factory Farms" [7]

"Illinois is failing to crack down on water pollution from large confined-animal farms, the Obama  administration announced Wednesday in a stinging rebuke that gave the state a month to figure out how to fix its troubled permitting and enforcement programs."

Agriculture [8]
Pollution [3]
Public [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [5]
Source: Chicago Tribune [9], 09/30/2010
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"Companies Buy up Drilling Rights in Michigan" [10]

"Michigan could be seeing the beginning of a new boom in drilling for natural gas. Leases for drilling rights are going for unheard of prices in northern-lower Michigan."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Public [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [5]
Source: Michigan Radio [12], 09/28/2010
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October 18, 2010 to October 19, 2010

Great Lakes Water Conservation Conference [13]

This event brings together craft brewers, cheese makers, and policy makers in water conservation, to discuss best practices for water savings in Madison, WI.

Professional Meetings [14]
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Public [4]
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Water & Oceans [15]
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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [5]

"Great Lakes Getting Dirtier, Watchdog Warns" [16]

"Great Lakes pollution is getting worse because sewage systems are outdated and Ontario’s north is turning into a Wild West for miners and forestry companies, warns Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller."

Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [5]
Canada [17]
Source: Toronto Star [18], 09/24/2010
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"A New Outlook for a Decrepit Indianapolis Neighborhood" [19]

A blighted area of Indianapolis has at least 70 of the area's 500 abandoned commercial and industrial sites. The return of rail transport promises revitalization.

Economy & Business [20]
Public [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [5]
Source: Indianapolis Business Journal [21], 09/13/2010
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Wisconsin: "Wolves Kill Five Dogs In Ashland And Bayfield Counties" [22]

After wolves killed dogs in Wisconsin, the state DNR is calling for transfer of jurisdiction over the federally protected endangered species to the state.

Biodiversity [23]
Wildlife [24]
Public [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [5]
Source: Ashland Current [25], 08/11/2010
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"Southern Michigan Faces Long Recovery After Oil Spill" [26]

"Paradise is in peril, both in the Great Lakes region and along the Gulf Coast."

Disasters [27]
Public [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [5]
Source: Toledo Blade [28], 08/10/2010
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"Record Outbreak of Toxic Algae Feared for Lake Erie After Hot Summer" [29]

"Western Lake Erie could be on the verge of one of its worst algae outbreaks in years."

Pollution [3]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [5]
Source: Toledo Blade [30], 08/02/2010
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Michigan: "Oil Spill Victims File Class-Action Lawsuit" [31]

Residents of the area affected by last week's oil spill in the Kalamazoo River filed a federal class-action lawsuit against pipeline operator Enbridge Inc. on Friday.

Disasters [27]
Public [4]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [5]
Source: Battle Creek Enquirer [32], 08/02/2010
  • Read more about Michigan: "Oil Spill Victims File Class-Action Lawsuit" [31]

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