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Spending bill would boost funding for lakes cleanup
-A wide-ranging cleanup of the Great Lakes would receive a funding boost under a spending bill moving toward enactment in Congress.
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State orders cleanup of aggregate spill into Detroit River
-Michigan environmental regulators have ordered a company to clean up limestone and other materials that its tenant spilled into the Detroit River last month.
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APGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsCompany to pay $245M toward cleanup of Kalamazoo River PCBs
-One of the companies responsible for polluting an 80-mile (129-kilometer) stretch of river and floodplains in southwestern Michigan with toxic chemicals will pay at least $245.2 million to advance a cleanup effort that began more than 20 years ago, federal officials said Wednesday.
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Coast Guard starts ice-breaking work in western Great Lakes
-Ice-breaking operations were launched in the western Great Lakes, U.S. Coast Guard officials announced Wednesday.
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AgricultureAPIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWisconsin DNR board OKs drafting new manure rules for sensitive areas
-The board gave the department the go-ahead on a 5-1 vote, despite concerns from the agricultural industry that the restrictions could cost farmers millions of dollars annually.
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APEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorMinnesotaNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsNo major impacts on Lake Superior found from Line 3 pipeline
-An updated environmental review released by a Minnesota state agency Monday found no serious threat to Lake Superior if crude oil ever leaked from a new pipeline to replace Enbridge Energy’s aging Line 3 across northern Minnesota.
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Court rejects Nestle plan for bottled water pump building
-The Michigan Court of Appeals sided against a Nestle water bottling company Tuesday in a dispute over a pumping facility needed for a significant expansion of its operation.
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Future water options for Joliet, Illinois, cost $300 million to $1 billion
-Joliet officials are mulling future water-supply options that could cost over $1 billion if they choose to build a pipeline to Lake Michigan.
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Study links Asian carp with Mississippi River fish drop
-Sport fish have declined significantly in portions of the Upper Mississippi River infested with Asian carp, adding evidence to fears about the invader’s threat to native species, according to a new study.
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Chicago canal to close at times next week for mapping work
-A section of a Chicago-area canal that forms part of the waterway linking Lake Michigan with the Illinois River will be closed at times this week.
