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Locked down along with NYC, upstate areas prepare to reopen
-The mountainous corner of upstate New York is under the same statewide lockdown rules as the pandemic-besieged city. That could soon change.
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Minnesotans urged to fish close to home to slow COVID-19
-A surge in fishing license sales indicates that many Minnesotans are getting antsy under the state’s stay-at-home order.
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Shipwreck fragment emerges along Lake Michigan beach
-The fragment was revealed by waves amid high water levels on the Great Lakes.
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Project will cap contaminated sediment along Detroit River
-The U.S. EPA has signed a $2.9 million agreement to remediate contaminated sediment along Detroit’s east riverfront.
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Part of trail collapses due to erosion near Lake Michigan
-The trail, called the Little Traverse Wheelway, is “falling into the lake as the wind continues and is very dangerous.”
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Ohio fishery charged with abusing, wasting game fish
-Employees were seen removing several fish from commercial nets, breaking their spines and throwing them back in the lake.
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Invasive grass carp found in Lake Huron tributary river
-The fish was found March 17 during a routine survey of the Tittabawassee River below the Dow Dam in Midland County.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake MichiganMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEnbridge seeks permits to build Great Lakes oil tunnel
-By John Flesher, AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Enbridge Inc. applied Wednesday for state and federal authorization…
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Pandemic deals blow to plastic bag bans, plastic reduction
-Plastic bags are a pollution problem in the Great Lakes, but concerns about coronavirus have taken priority.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsAPGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan bans spreading manure on croplands in winter months
-Michigan EGLE said the ban is intended to prevent manure from flowing into waterways. Manure is a leading polluter of the Great Lakes, inland lakes and streams.
