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Ohio ranks high in hazardous dams needing work
-A two-year investigation by The Associated Press found that Ohio has the fifth highest number of dams rated in poor or unsatisfactory condition among the 45 states and Puerto Rico that complied with the AP’s public records requests.
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APGroundwater ContaminationHabitat RestorationLake HuronMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDow agrees to $77M environmental settlement in Michigan
-Dow Chemical Co. has agreed to fund environmental restoration projects worth an estimated $77 million to compensate for decades of pollution by its plant in Midland, Michigan, officials said Friday.
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”Bells Chime 29 Times”: Detroit Mariners’ Church continues its annual memorial service
-The Edmund Fitzgerald sinking is one of the better-known tragedies of the Great Lakes. On the anniversary, the Mariners’ Church in Detroit will hold a service in honor of the freighter crew and others lost on the Great Lakes.
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4th USS Indianapolis commissioned at northern Indiana port
-The Navy has commissioned its new USS Indianapolis combat vessel at Burns Harbor along Lake Michigan. It will be the fourth ship named for Indianapolis, Indiana’s capital city.
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BudgetClimate ChangeCollaborationInfrastructureMilwaukeeNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinGreen Bay ‘Resilience Coordinator’ Would Help City Mitigate Flooding, Fight Climate Change
-Green Bay, Wisconsin, Mayor Eric Genrich has proposed a new position in his 2020 budget to help the city deal with the effects of climate change.
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Raising the Bar: Michigan governor, Chicago mayor lead on water rights and advocacy
-Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently appointed Ninah Sasy to fill the new clean water public advocate position she created in the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsHabitat RestorationLake ErieNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioProtectSeries EpisodeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Black Swamp: Drained centuries ago, DNR and Ohio organizations look to bring some of it back
-In the mid-1800s, the Great Black Swamp was slowly drained as settlers dug drainage trenches and felled trees. The area is now largely farmland. But draining that swamp led to some unanticipated consequences.
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AdvocacyAuthorsDetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitGary WilsonGroundwater ContaminationHabitat RestorationNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDetroit River Restoration: There’s progress, but the daunting process of toxic sediment removal remains
-For the Detroit River, a tension remains between what appears to be its recovery and the extensive work still required to clean up the river.
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Powerful storms hit Great Lakes coastline communities, knocking down power lines
-Utilities are trying to restore power as winds buffet the region and waves pound the Lake Michigan and Lake Superior coasts. The storms also are causing widespread lakeside erosion, putting properties at risk.
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PBS NewsHour – Healing Flint
-In Flint, residents are starting or expanding food and nutrition programs to mitigate the health impacts that come with drinking lead-contaminated water.
