By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A provision approved by the U.S. House would allow the nation’s last coal-powered steamship to continue dumping waste ash into Lake Michigan after a grace period ends next year. ...

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By Dinesh Ramde Associated Press Milwaukee — Environmental officials say decades-old coal ash hurled from the grounds of a Wisconsin power plant into Lake Michigan during a landslide this week probably doesn’t pose a significant environmental risk. Officials this week ...

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By John Flesher Associated Press Detroit — At a time when many government programs are fighting for survival, there’s one place the money still is flowing for now: the Great Lakes. In the past two years, Congress has pumped $775 ...

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By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer DETROIT (AP) – Scientific evidence is sketchy about the causes of massive, smelly algae blooms showing up in most of the Great Lakes, and further study of the problem is needed, researchers contend in ...

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By ?JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer DETROIT (AP) — Nine river mouths and harbors contaminated with industrial toxins will be targeted for accelerated cleanups under an Obama administration program to deal with festering problems in the Great Lakes, U.S. Environmental ...

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By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A national park in northern Michigan and five American Indian tribes will receive a combined $1.7 million in federal money for environmental projects designed to provide temporary jobs for ...

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By DINA CAPPIELLO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican-controlled House passed the first of two bills Thursday to delay rules to cut toxic air pollution and mercury from cement plants, solid waste incinerators and industrial boilers. House Republicans repeatedly ...

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We Energies is taking the first step toward transforming its Menomonee Valley Power Plant from coal to natural gas, company officials said Wednesday.

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By DINA CAPPIELLO and ?JULIE PACE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday scrapped his administration’s controversial plans to tighten smog rules, bowing to the demands of congressional Republicans and some business leaders. Obama overruled the Environmental ...

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The federal government will take over Wisconsin's lead paint inspection and enforcement in two years if the state does not increase the maximum penalty for violations.

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