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Support of Randle Reef cleanup in Burlington’s best interest Burlington’s elected representative in Ottawa said it is in the best interest of the city’s residents that its...
NCR, Appleton Papers must pay $700M Fox River cleanup cost A major federal court ruling leaves the bulk of the responsibility for the estimated $700 million Fox River cleanup to NCR...
New ODNR program funds lake access cleanups COLUMBUS, OH—Presenting a clean environment for those visiting Ohio’s Lake Erie coast is the goal of the new...
Superior hot spot starts to recover One of the so-called polluted hot spots on the Canadian side of Lake Superior may soon be considered not-so-hot. The Lake...
Shoreline, trash on Port Huron Council's to-do list The Port Huron City Council will tackle business ranging from shoreline registration to rental housing at tonight's...
Illinois congressional delegation to partner to clean up Great Lakes SPRINGFIELD — Illinois' two U.S. senators and a couple of congressmen are pledging to rid pollution in...
Great Lakes Bay Region residents hope EPA, Dow offer relocation in dioxin issue KOCHVILLE TWP. -- Some Great Lakes Bay Region residents expressed dissatisfaction with the EPA's dioxin cleanup plan for...
EPA holds public forums about Great Lakes Bay Region dioxin cleanup Great Lakes Bay Region residents will have the chance to share their opinions on the area dioxin cleanup at three public...
Enbridge says more oil spilled in Kalamazoo River than it previously estimated Enbridge Energy Partners LP has increased its estimate of the amount of oil that was spilled from a ruptured pipe near...
Ottawa River Contaminated Sediment Removal Complete TOLEDO - Federal and Ohio state agencies, the City of Toledo and a consortium of corporations jointly announced today that...
Around-the-clock oil spill cleanup continues despite snow Work to clean an oil spill at Little Rouge Creek continues despite Monday’s heavy snowfall, Ontario’s...
Fox River PCB cleanup gets $4.5M from U.S. government in proposed settlement The U.S. government has agreed to pay $4.5 million as its share of the cleanup costs in the Fox River because the U.S. Army...
$1B Fox River PCB cleanup: How will money be spent? The government agencies overseeing the nine-year cleanup of the Fox River know about how much the effort will cost —...
EPA says 50 Kalamazoo River oil spill sites clean The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says crews have finished cleanup at 50 sites in the Kalamazoo River system where a...
Coal tar cleanup of Ashland's waterfront years away ASHLAND — A few times in his 18 years as an Ashland wastewater treatment plant employee, when a water main broke, John...
Final Waukegan Harbor cleanup planned Waukegan Mayor Robert Sabonjian is hopeful that $10 million in federal cash earmarked for continued cleanup of his city...
Big Rapids officials detail how they prevented 18,000 gallon Haworth paint spill from reaching Muskegon River BIG RAPIDS -- Nearly all the 18,000 gallons of black water-based paint that escaped from Haworth Inc. via a city sewer...
Kalamazoo River monitoring expected through at least 2015: Ecosystem recovering has long way to go after oil spill MARSHALL — Marking the significance of the oil spill near Marshall, state and local human and environmental health...
U.S. Department of Justice, Wisconsin sue to ensure funds for Fox River cleanup The U.S. Department of Justice and Wisconsin will file a federal lawsuit today in an effort to require nine paper mills and...
Gulf oil dilemma: accept payout from BP or sue Alabama seafood market owner David Scott faces a difficult decision as he tries to rejuvenate his business after the Gulf...
Annual Adopt-a-Beach event set for Saturday MANITOWOC — The annual Adopt-a-Beach Cleanup is set for Saturday along Lake Michigan shores, including beaches in...
Dredging of river delayed until spring The Superfund cleanup of the Sheboygan River between Eighth and 14th streets will be delayed until next spring, Mayor Bob...
Oil spill refocuses attention on Kalamazoo River pollution MARSHALL, MI — At some point in the next month, the work crews will leave and the heavy equipment and oil-capturing...
Volunteers sought for local beach cleanups September is Wisconsin Coastal Awareness Month. The Wisconsin Coastal Management Program supports the International Coastal...
White Lake community's next environmental clean-up focus: former DuPont site WHITE RIVER TOWNSHIP, MI -- Members of a White Lake advocacy group and the state's environmental regulatory agency have...
Enbridge is under fire over Michigan oil spill cleanup tactics WASHINGTON -- The nation's top law enforcement official is being asked to look into whether Enbridge Energy Partners...
Kalamazoo River oil spill will impact habitat for years MARSHALL, MI -- The oil spill that dumped up to a million gallons of crude into the Kalamazoo River is expected to cause...
Federal Science Report Details Fate of Oil from BP Spill The vast majority of the oil from the BP oil spill has either evaporated or been burned, skimmed, recovered from the...
Seaway reopens after oil cleanup The St. Lawrence Seaway, which was partially closed due to an oil leak after a Canadian freighter ran aground Monday night...
Niagara aims to clean up its beach reputation The search is on for a world-class beach in Niagara. Although the peninsula features more than 50 stretches of sand on two...
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. Mobilizes More Vessels off the Louisiana Coast Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. reported that four of its dredging vessels, including three hopper dredges and one...
Government of Canada announces Funding for Lake Simcoe Clean-Up Projects Newmarket, ON - On behalf of Canada's Environment Minister, the Honourable Jim Prentice, Lois Brown, Member of...
BP Oil Making Its Way Toward Lake, Toward NO   New Orleans, LA - Until Monday, New Orleans had escaped direct affect from the oil disaster spreading across the Gulf...
PCB cleanup nears end The long-awaited completion of the Superfund cleanup of the Sheboygan River should begin within 30 days, officials said...
Milwaukee River PCB cleanup delayed A long-anticipated cleanup of PCBs in the Milwaukee River has been pushed back to next year. Officials had originally hoped...
Speedy recovery: $2.1 million grant spurs White Lake shoreline restoration White Lake environmental activists are on a roll. Already excited about a pending cleanup of the Whitehall Leather Co. site...
Cleanup behind dam proposed State officials and a local environmental group want federal funds to clean up contaminated sediment behind the Ohio Edison...
Federal grants would help clean up Portage Creek, remove Otsego dams An infusion of federal money could potentially give two long-sought-after environmental projects located on the Kalamazoo...
Macomb County may get more than $1.5M for wetlands restoration Macomb county is in line to receive grants totaling more than $1.5 million to restore wetlands and make other improvements,...
Great Lakes boats to help with oil cleanup Boats used by the Coast Guard to rescue people stranded on ice in the Great Lakes region soon will be plying much warmer...
US EPA awards $17 million to nearly 30 Ohio projects to clean up Lake Erie watershed Nearly 30 Ohio applicants have been awarded more than $17 million in federal grants as part of President Obama's Great...
Feds devote $800M to clean up abandoned GM sites An $836 million plan to prepare 90 former General Motors Corp. sites for new economic life will boost nearly four dozen...
White Lake group opposes EPA cleanup plan, suggests multipronged habitat restoration approach The White Lake Public Advisory Council, supported by the Whitehall City Council and a variety of other groups and officials...
Grant aims to reduce Nemadji’s red plume in Lake Superior The federal government’s effort to clean up the Great Lakes will hit the Northland this summer with a reforestation...
Researcher: St. Clair Shores canals still polluted A Wayne State University researcher says new tests conducted this year show dangerous levels of PCB contamination remain in...
USDA Commits Funding to Help Clean-up the Great Lakes Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced funding to help clean up the Great Lakes as part of the Administration...
Toxic sediment being removed from St. Marys River The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says work has started on removing contaminated sediment from the St. Marys River...
Cornwall could be delisted as an environmental area of concern By the fall, Cornwall may be delisted as an environmental area of concern, or redesignated as an area in recovery. A new...
Wheatley Harbour de-listed as environmental hotspot After 25 years as a Great Lakes area of concern, Wheatley Harbour has been given a clean bill of health. The once heavily-...
Toxic cleanup bill keeps rising   Hamilton city council is being asked to put up $3 million more toward the cleanup of Randle Reef -- bringing its...

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