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Michigan questions Canadian nuclear waste proposal
The Associated Press (5/23)
Michigan lawmakers have questions about a proposed Canadian underground nuclear waste repository near Lake Huron.

Number of cargo trips decreasing in Lake St. Clair
The Voice (5/23)
The number of cargo trips taken by lake carrier vessels in the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair has decreased significantly since 2005.

Historic number of tall ships to converge on Brockville
Watertown Daily Times (5/23)
The city of Brockville, Ontario will host record 10 tall ships in June - a once-in-a-lifetime event as part of the tall Ships Challenge Great Lakes 2013 series.

Sugar Island beach on Detroit River opens Saturday
The Associated Press (5/23)
A beach on the Detroit River's Sugar Island is opening to the public Saturday. Sugar Island was bought last year with federal conservation funds as part of the "conservation crescent" that includes the Gibraltar Bay, Calf Island, Humbug Marsh and Lake Erie Metropark refuge units.

Aspiring policymakers hit the road to learn about climate change adaptation
Great Lakes Echo (5/23)
Two recent University of Michigan Graduates are embarking on a three-month, cross-country road trip to get an on-the-ground look at climate change adaptation.

Climb a Michigan dune and see it all
Battle Creek Enquirer (5/23)
When you dig your hands and feet into the sand of one of Michigan’s towering dunes, you’re participating in thousands of years of history, and people flock to areas like Warren Dunes State Park to revel in the natural beauty.

Cleveland 2030 wins a Kresge grant and signs up 5 downtown property owners in its quest to make Cleveland a greener city
The Plain Dealer (5/22)
Cleveland 2030, an organization dedicated to making Cleveland more environmentally sustainable, has won a $175,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation of Detroit and is making great strides towards meeting the goal of a 50%reduction in energy and water from participating properties by 2013.

Petroleum coke piles on Detroit River should be investigated, urges Congressman Gary Peters
Huffington Post (5/22)
As piles of petroleum coke pile up along the Detroit River, Congressman Gary Peters urged his colleagues to reject a measure expediting the permit approval for the Keystone Pipeline, and instead investigate the health and environmental implications of coking byproducts.

Dam collapse: $6.3M lawsuit claims botched Traverse City project worsened April flooding
MLive (5/21)
A group of property owners in northern Michigan have filed a $6.3 million lawsuit alleging the botched removal of a Boardman River dam last fall has lowered their property values and exacerbated recent spring flooding.

Hennepin County's Lake Rebecca has made a remarkable comeback
The Star Tribune (5/20)
A sick lake in the west metro has been restored by chemical treatment of invasive weeds and reduced manure runoff.

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