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DetroitFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan’s Magnet Man attracts river trash
-The heaviest thing that he has found is a full-sized safe in the Rouge River in Delray, Michigan, taking seven people with magnets and hooks to pull it out.
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AuthorsBooks, Authors, Art and MusicCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroit RiverFeature HomepageHabitat RestorationHistory and CultureJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRegionWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Moment: Rouge River Revived
-In this Great Lakes Moment, author John Hartig previews one of his new books, this one about the destruction and recovery of the Rouge River in southeast Michigan.
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DetroitEvents and Special BroadcastsGreat Lakes Now Watch PartiesHabitat RestorationLake St. ClairWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWatch Party: Coastal Wetlands, Part 1
-In this live watch party, Host Sandra Svoboda chats with WDET’s Annamarie Sysling and Friends of the Rouge River Executive Director Marie McCormick about two restoration projects around the Detroit River area.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDetroitDrinking WaterFeature DetroitInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsGLWA, DWSD and Oakland County working together to reduce overflows into Rouge River
-Once completed, these projects will prevent an estimated 48 million gallons of untreated rain water from flowing into the Rouge River per year.
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DetroitDetroit RiverFeature DetroitFish, Birds and AnimalsFlintForever Chemicals FeaturedGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigLake St. ClairLatest NewsLeadMichiganNewsOntarioPFASSt. Clair RiverWater Quality and Restoration EffortsRoller Coaster: Michigan’s long history with environmental contamination
-This special column from John Hartig looks at 10 incidents of contamination in Michigan’s history.
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Detroit RiverIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentJohn HartigNewsProtectRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyWaterfront DevelopmentGreat Lakes Moment: Five decades since the infamous Rouge River fire
-Great strides have been made in changing the state of the Rouge River in the years since the fire, though significant challenges still remain.
