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Commentary: The people, officials of Newport made dredging project happen
A note from Newport Beach Councilwoman Leslie Daigle: This week, city officials and others gathered at the Newport Harbor Yacht Club to celebrate the completion of the Lower Bay dredging project. By investing in a community effort in the protection and...Tags: Public Officials, Politics, U.S. Army, Government, Science and Technology
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Petoskey council OKs terms for accepting marina dredging money
PETOSKEY -- Petoskey City Council members approved terms Monday for accepting $49,000 in state funding to cover dredging expenses for the city marina. Because of concerns about declining Great Lakes water levels, Michigan officials recently allotted...
Tags: Science and Technology
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Maryland seeks historic status for Fort Carroll
When she thinks of Fort Carroll, the abandoned 19th-century military installation in the Patapsco River, Beverly Eisenberg thinks of her grandfather — and of duckpin bowling balls. She visited the six-sided artificial island as a little girl, just...
Tags: Sculpture, Judges, U.S. Army, National Government, Fort McHenry
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River level stays low
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The amount of water released into the lower Missouri River this spring will remain at minimal levels because of ongoing dry conditions in the region. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it plans to release just enough water to... -
Rain, snowmelt flooding rivers in Northern Michigan
STERLING, Mich. (AP) — Melting of abundant winter snowfall and rains are expected to result in high water levels in many of Michigan's rivers this spring, creating flooding and affecting recreation. At least two Michigan waterways hit flood...
Tags: Weather, Bodies of Water, Weather Reports, Floods, National Weather Service
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JEFF BAHR'S COLUMN: Some see treachery everywhere they look
Even in this area, people have conspiracy theories. Some people think Applebee’s hasn't come to Aberdeen because the district manager has a grudge against Aberdeen. Lots of folks believe they're treated unfairly. Hardcore Northern... -
Stakeholder perspectives offered at oversight hearing
Staff WriterCalifornia’s much-maligned and much-loved Salton Sea offered local elected officials an opportunity to experience what could be lost if the Salton Sea is not restored, when Assemblymen Ben Hueso and V. Manuel Pérez paddled out on kayaks on a sunny...Tags: Ken Salazar, Canoeing and Kayaking, Sports, Science and Technology, Ben Hueso
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Corps of Engineers: Great Lakes levels below normal for next 6 months
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Water levels across most of the Great Lakes are likely to remain well below average for the next six months, posing continued hardships for commercial vessels and tourist towns that cater to recreational boaters, the U.S....
Tags: Barack Obama, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Lakes and Ponds
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U.S. Army Corp's Sepulveda Basin plan on hold
L.A. NOWBird watchers angered by the destruction of 43 acres of a wildlife preserve at Sepulveda Basin got a promise from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that it wouldn’t remove any more vegetation until at least mid-September.... -
Sen. Roy Blunt placing a hold on Obama's EPA nominee
WASHINGTON -- Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt said on Monday that he is placing a hold on Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency, which could delay a full Senate vote on the nominee. Blunt said the hold...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Standards, Barack Obama, Environmental Politics
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Commentary: Feds, city came together on dredging project
Re. "Newport completes lower-bay dredging," Feb. 15: An article by reporter Jill Cowan in the Daily Pilot highlights the completion of the Lower Bay (Newport Harbor) dredging. As I stated in the article, it was a "long, hard road to complete the big...Tags: Washington, DC, Finance, National Government, Government, Dianne Feinstein
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The business of low Great Lakes water levels
MACKINAC ISLAND — Stormwater pipes that run from the streets of Mackinac Island into Lake Huron release something onto the shoreline that was previously hidden underwater. But now, with the level of lakes Michigan and Huron at a historic low, you...
Tags: U.S. Army, Science and Technology, Lakes and Ponds
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Feb 23, 2013
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Apr 3, 2013
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Mar 19, 2013
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Mar 18, 2013
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Feb 22, 2013
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Mar 15, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
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