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The town of Arcadia in Trempeleau County could get a $14.6 million flood-prevention grant thanks to a provision tucked into a bill passed during the state Legislature's so-called extraordinary session this week.
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Michigan Senate OKs bill to enable Great Lakes pipeline deal
The Michigan Senate voted on Wednesday for a deal to replace a 65-year-old oil pipeline in the Great Lakes, approving legislation to empower a new authority to oversee the construction and operation of a utility tunnel that would encase the new pipeline.
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Read More »Utility aims for zero carbon emissions from electric power
A utility serving 3.6 million electricity customers in Wisconsin and seven other states said on Tuesday it will try to eliminate all its carbon emissions from electrical generation by 2050.
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Read More »Snyder drops plan to give bridge panel tunnel oversight
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is dropping a proposal to have the Mackinac Bridge Authority oversee the construction and operation of a tunnel to house a replacement oil pipeline in the Great Lakes.
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Read More »Plan offered for repairing damage from invasive mussels
A coalition of agencies and groups in the Great Lakes region has released a plan to repair damage caused by invasive mussels.
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Read More »Michigan Senate to consider Straits oil pipeline legislation
Legislation poised to advance in Michigan's Senate would permit the Mackinac Bridge Authority to help carry out a deal to replace twin oil pipelines in a crucial Great Lakes channel.
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Read More »Milwaukee council dismisses deconstruction concerns, overrides mayor’s veto
The Milwaukee Common Council defeated a mayoral veto Tuesday that would have slashed cash from a city blight-removal policy often requiring the deconstruction, rather than demolition, of historic homes.
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Read More »Salt stress: Road-salt prices higher as winter looms
Budget-busting road-salt prices are leaving municipal officials in the Snow Belt hoping for a mild winter.
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Read More »No final report 1 year after Keystone oil leak
It has been a year since the Keystone pipeline leaked about 407,000 gallons of oil in northeastern South Dakota, and although the resulting damage has been mitigated, a final federal investigation report has yet to be released.
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Read More »Outgoing Michigan governor pushing for Great Lakes pipeline
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to use the final weeks of his time in office to lock in a deal allowing the construction of a hotly debated oil-pipeline tunnel beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes — a plan his successor opposes but may be powerless to stop.
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