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| 7/5 - Modern-day windmills cause dust- up in Mich: A coastline that whips up wind all year long has Michigan alternative energy activists pushing to transform the state into a leader of nonpolluting wind energy | |
| 7/5 - EDITORIAL: New Berlin deserves water: Since the town of New Berlin, Wis., returns its wastewater to Lake Michigan, its request for water has merit and should not be dismissed. | |
| 7/5 - Hope shines for lighthouse fix-up project: A beam of hope has been cast on the Toledo Harbor Lighthouse. | |
| 7/5 - Signs promote teamwork to fight pollution in watershed: The Macomb County Public Works Office and the Road Commission of Macomb County will post 10 signs this year identifying the Savan Drain and other tributaries as part of the Lake St. Clair watershed | |
| 7/4 - Effort to boost boating sinks: Paul and Jean Miller of Churchville saved $100 this year on fees they typically spend for an annual pass to boat on the state canal system. | |
| 7/4 - Environment Canada study finds caffeine, prescription drugs in St. Lawrence: Environment Canada researchers have found a dozen different types of toxic drugs and even caffeine in water samples taken from the St. Lawrence River in Quebec. | |
| 7/3 - Ships run aground as Great Lakes' waters drop: Several large vessels have run aground on Michigan's Saginaw River this shipping season, caught in shallow waters a few miles from Lake Huron. | |
| 7/3 - Minnesota tries to hold off gypsy moth infestation: State officials say they think they can hold off a gypsy moth infestation along the North Shore of Lake Superior | |
| 7/3 - State Dock to get facelift: A dock that once served as the main terminal for transportation across the Straits of Mackinac is getting a re-fit that will benefit recreational boaters and eventually cruise ships. | |
| 7/3 - COMMENTARY: New Berlin water diversion try shows problems ahead: While reams of copy and hours of meetings have been devoted to whether the City of Waukesha would -- or should -- apply for a controversial diversion of water from Lake Michigan, the City of New Berlin has, without fanfare, sent an application for diversion permission of its own to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. | |
| 7/2 - New solution for unwanted fish scraps: After fish guts clogged the city's wastewater treatment plant, officials decided something need to be done. | |
| 06/19 - Federal park funding a problem in Wisconsin: Officials with Wisconsin's three national trails and a national riverway say annual plans to upgrade and expand resources are increasingly being shelved in the face of insufficient federal funding. | |
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