About $4 million worth of work got underway on Monday to repair the dock used by a ferry service in Manitowoc following damage sustained during the 2015-16 winter.

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By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Facing a one-year time limit to stop dumping waste ash into Lake Michigan, operators of the nation’s only remaining coal-powered steamship are pinning their hopes on an engineering project ...

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By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A federal panel on Wednesday endorsed the designation of a coal-burning Lake Michigan ferryboat as a national historic landmark, a defeat for opponents unhappy with the vessel’s practice of ...

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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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The SS Badger car ferry is researching options for a new fuel source, including natural gas. The SS Badger, which operates between Ludington, Mich., and Manitowoc, Wis., was ordered by the Environmental Protection Agency to stop dumping coal ash into ...

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