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    Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  1. Deal requires ferry to stop ash dumping in two years

    TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The nation's last operating coal-fired ferryboat would stop dumping waste ash into Lake Michigan within two years under a deal with federal regulators announced Friday.
    TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The nation's last operating coal-fired ferryboat would stop dumping waste ash into Lake Michigan within two years under a deal with federal regulators announced Friday. The agreement between Lake Michigan Carferry,...

    Tags: Dick Durbin, Bill Huizenga, Scott Walker, Politics, Energy Resources

    2. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. 'Lake Michigan marbles' -- ice boulders that have people talking

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    Lake Michigan makes marbles. As pictures of beach-ball-sized ice boulders went viral this week, the visitor center at Michigan's Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore got swamped. "They've gotten a lot of phone calls," the park's chief of interpretation...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Personal Weapon Control, Assault

    3. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Coal ash ruling expected as ferry companies feud

    TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) &mdash; On one level, it's a straightforward case of a business seeking a government permit to discharge wastewater.
    TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — On one level, it's a straightforward case of a business seeking a government permit to discharge wastewater. But when the Environmental Protection Agency rules shortly on whether to let the S.S. Badger car ferry...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Dick Durbin, Hobbies, Energy Resources, Environmental Issues

    4. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Coal-burning Badger ferry can pollute Lake Michigan until 2015

    After winning exemptions from environmental laws for more than a decade, owners of the last coal-powered steamship on the Great Lakes agreed Friday to a court-enforced deadline to stop dumping toxic pollution into Lake Michigan.
    After winning exemptions from environmental laws for more than a decade, owners of the last coal-powered steamship on the Great Lakes agreed Friday to a court-enforced deadline to stop dumping toxic pollution into Lake Michigan. But the proposed legal...

    Tags: Lobbying, Sailing, Politics, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues

    5. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. Harbor Springs kayaker rescued from Lake Michigan

    HARBOR SPRINGS &mdash; Thanks to quick action from many area emergency response agencies, Saturday afternoon, a kayaking excursion into the frozen harbor of Harbor Springs had a happy outcome.
    HARBOR SPRINGS — Thanks to quick action from many area emergency response agencies, Saturday afternoon, a kayaking excursion into the frozen harbor of Harbor Springs had a happy outcome. The Harbor Springs Police Department responded to a call of...

    Tags: Canoeing and Kayaking, Hypothermia, Sports

    6. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Elmhurst considers sewer rate increase

    Elmhurst residents may start paying about $65 more per year for sewer service as the city replaces aging equipment.
    Elmhurst residents may start paying about $65 more per year for sewer service as the city replaces aging equipment. Members of the Finance, Council Affairs and Administrative Services Committee are recommending a 9 percent increase to the City Council,...

    Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving

    7. Feb 24, 2013 |Column| South Bend Tribune

  7. Outdoors: Deer changes coming to Michigan?

    There are some discussions going on behind closed DNR doors that could result in changes for Michigan&rsquo;s deer season.
    South Bend Tribune
    There are some discussions going on behind closed DNR doors that could result in changes for Michigan’s deer season. Among those changes include realignment of some deer management units (DMUs) and reduction in antlerless permits. While it&...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Bellaire, Hunting, Fishing, Viral Diseases and Infections

    8. Feb 5, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. DEQ to hold public meeting in Emmet County on critical dunes

    The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public informational meeting Thursday, Feb. 14, to address the changes in Emmet County, after it repealed its critical dunes ordinance last month.
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    The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public informational meeting Thursday, Feb. 14, to address the changes in Emmet County, after it repealed its critical dunes ordinance last month. Both the Emmet County Planning Commission...

    Tags: Michigan Legislature

    9. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  9. Scraping bottom: Lakes Michigan and Huron reach record low

    On Feb. 5, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the official news: that Lake Michigan and Lake Huron have officially scraped the lowest levels recorded.
    On Feb. 5, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the official news: that Lake Michigan and Lake Huron have officially scraped the lowest levels recorded. Lakes Michigan and Huron — considered one lake connected at the Straits of Mackinac...

    Tags: Science, Weather, U.S. Army, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

    10. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Skokie Playfield and other Winnetka projects address drainage problems

    Terry Schwartz recently stared out of his office window at the Skokie Playfield, its mud surface covered with ice and snow, and remembered the summer flood of 2011.
    Terry Schwartz recently stared out of his office window at the Skokie Playfield, its mud surface covered with ice and snow, and remembered the summer flood of 2011. "I was sitting on an island," said Schwartz, executive director of the Winnetka Park...

    Tags: Floods, Local Government

    11. Nov 28, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Water main break nearly empties Western Springs water tower

    A water main break caused a million-gallon water tower to drain Tuesday in Western Springs.
    A water main break caused a million-gallon water tower to drain Tuesday in Western Springs. Village officials do not expect to lift a boil water order until sometime Wednesday, more than 24 hours after the break caused the water tower in Spring Rock...

    Tags: Boil (skin condition), Water Supply

    12. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Water plant expansion, modernization to begin in Highland Park

    Highland Park plans to break ground Friday on a $30 million expansion of its water plant, a project in the pipeline for 15 years. The Lake Michigan water served to more than 60,000 north suburban customers will be cleaner, more abundant &mdash; and, naturally, more expensive.
    Highland Park plans to break ground Friday on a $30 million expansion of its water plant, a project in the pipeline for 15 years. The Lake Michigan water served to more than 60,000 north suburban customers will be cleaner, more abundant — and,...

    Tags: Business, David Cook, Bannockburn, Siemens, Environmental Issues

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