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Once beset by industrial pollution, Rouge River on a slow path to recovery
-Thanks to the Clean Water Act, the Rouge is no longer a dumping ground for waste. But its gains are incomplete, with contaminants still soiling the river bottom and the fish in its waters.
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Flush with cash, Michigan lawmakers try again to pass state septic code
-Democratic lawmakers want to end Michigan’s “shameful” reign as the only state without a statewide code to prevent leaky systems from fouling lakes, rivers and groundwater.
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For open water swimmers, even chilly, choppy water beckons
-Many beaches won’t open for weeks, but already one dedicated group is quietly pacing the shore.
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Flint misses new deadline in long-overdue lead line replacement effort
-Advocates say the city has blown through a court-ordered May 1 deadline to figure out which Flint residents are still dealing with potholed yards and sidewalks, after work crews excavated lead service lines and left a mess behind.
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PFAS News Roundup: West Michigan is showing PFAS levels higher than the national average
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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U.S. Pushes Farmers to Develop A New Crop: Energy
-But more heavily fertilized corn and more manure for methane raises worries about water pollution.
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Folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84
-The legendary folk singer-songwriter, whose hits include “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” died on May 1.