The U.S. House approved a five-year extension Tuesday of a Great Lakes cleanup program that has pumped more than $1.6 billion into removing toxins, battling invasive species and making progress on other longstanding environmental threats.

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Federal officials say two locations in Michigan are being dropped from a list of 43 highly contaminated sites in the Great Lakes region.

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The Obama administration has announced an updated five-year plan for restoring the Great Lakes, calling for accelerated efforts to address toxic pollution, invasive species and farm runoff and restore plant and wildlife habitat.

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Work could start this fall on a nearly 2 mile-long earthen berm through a northeastern Indiana marsh that's considered a possible pathway for Asian carp to reach the Great Lakes.

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Michigan U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin have announced $488,000 for a regional partnership to restore habitat in the Great Lakes.

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A study finds that if water levels remain low on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River they will have a negative economic impact on the region that could reach $18 billion by 2050.

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The Obama administration is proposing an updated blueprint for Great Lakes environmental restoration that puts greater emphasis on climate change and using science to select projects and measure their effectiveness.

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A $12.3 billion water infrastructure bill that received final congressional approval Thursday will step up funding for improving ports and deepening sand-choked shipping channels in the Great Lakes region, supporters said.

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Supporters of a proposed international biking, hiking and paddling route around the Great Lakes basin plan to meet this week in southwestern Michigan to collaborate on the idea.

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Members of Congress from the Great Lakes region are lobbying colleagues to continue providing money for a cleanup program for the inland seas.

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