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Cleanup of Detroit “green goo” contaminated site expected to cost millions
-According to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, efforts to contain the leak at the Electro-Plating Services Inc. site in Madison Heights has cost at least $200,000 over 24 days.
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EPA collects 11K gallons of water from Detroit contaminated site
-High levels of multiple contaminants were found in soil and groundwater at a site in Madison Heights when an inspection was launched after brightly-colored ooze was seen last month seeping through a concrete barrier along Interstate 696.
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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganNewsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOfficials extend comment period on Kalamazoo River cleanup
-Federal officials are giving the public more time to comment on a Kalamazoo River cleanup settlement that was announced last month.
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APIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan State: Crews to begin dredging Lake Superior harbor
-Crews were expected to start removing more copper mining waste rock known as stamp sands that have built up in an Upper Peninsula waterway and threaten an important fish spawning area, according to state officials.
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Plenty of contaminants found at Detroit-area industrial site
-An inspection of an old industrial site in suburban Detroit was triggered by the discovery of a yellow-green substance along a major interstate.
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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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Fighting invasive species on one island led to plan for all
-Michigan researchers recently created a series of steps to show people how to rid Great Lakes islands of plants and animals that invade their ecosystems.
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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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Monopolies and Demographics: Why Meeting UP Energy Needs is Both Challenging and Expensive
-Two of the main reasons utility rates in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are so high are the aging demographics of the area and the financial setup of the utility companies that supply energy there.
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Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismWaterfront DevelopmentGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Marshall power plant, Line 5, Line 3, Ohio electricity rates
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
