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Virus threat creates unease in Michigan summer tourism haven
-In Traverse City, many locals are conflicted. They yearn to make money and get outdoors. But they want to keep the virus away.
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Despite virus, Michigan groups aim to keep summer fireworks tradition
-The Alpena Municipal Council is giving people time to raise money for a July 4 fireworks show along Lake Huron.
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Marbled crayfish added to Michigan’s prohibited species list
-Marbled crayfish, also known as virgin crayfish, are popular in the aquarium trade.
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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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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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Michigan 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.
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Enbridge hires companies to design, build Great Lakes tunnel
-The Canadian company is forging ahead with plans to begin construction work next year on the tunnel, replacing the pipes at the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac.
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Snowed in: Upstate NY area could see 4 feet through weekend
-Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday said he was dispatching 15 additional snow plows to region east of Lake Ontario.
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Michigan oversight panel OKs limits on ‘forever chemicals’
-The state legislature established the panel in 2018 at the urging of Republicans who described it as a check on excessively burdensome regulation.