Officials say Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier, increasing risk to Great Lakes
Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier House-Senate negotiators OK deal on proposed Great Lakes ship pollution limits
Deal struck on Great Lakes ship pollution TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Congressional negotiators reached a deal Tuesday that would effectively exempt 13 ships that haul iron ore, coal and other freight on the Great Lakes from a proposed federal rule meant to reduce air pollution. Great Lakes shippers seek congressional Democrats help in fighting air pollution rules
Great Lakes shippers oppose air pollution rules Feds award $2.7 million for carbon capture project at Wolverine Power’s proposed coal plantTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — An electric power co-op that wants to build a coal-fired plant in northern Michigan has received a $2.7 million federal grant for a project designed to prevent industrial carbon dioxide from contributing to climate change, officials said Tuesday. A Love Story? Skeptics remain, but Michael Moore has loyal following in GOP-leaning Mich. townTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Seated on a platform in a blocked-off street, the founder of the Traverse City Film Festival grinned as Mayor Michael Estes hailed him for boosting the local economy and cultural scene — “with almost no government assistance!” New federal program provides subsidy to suppliers of Upper Peninsula biomass electric plantTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Suppliers of wood fuel for a biomass electric plant in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula will get a federal subsidy under an agreement signed Wednesday. Inspector general report faults EPA for delays in cleaning up toxic sediments in Great LakesTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Cleanup of the most polluted sites in the Great Lakes is moving so slowly it will take 77 more years to finish the job at the existing pace, according to a federal report. Automakers scramble to replace dealer stocks depleted by sales from clunker programTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Under normal circumstances, it would take Ford Motor Co. about a month to replace a Focus sold at one of Richard Bazzy’s two Pittsburgh-area dealerships. General Motors to expand plug-in hybrid system to new midsize Buick SUVTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — General Motors will introduce a Buick crossover sport utility vehicle powered by a plug-in rechargeable system in 2011, a top GM production executive said Thursday. General Motors to expand plug-in hybrid system to new midsize sport utility vehicleTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — General Motors Co.’s product development chief said Thursday the company will introduce a plug-in rechargeable midsize crossover sport utility vehicle in its Buick lineup in 2011. Task force chief Bloom says government won’t use stakes in automakers to make social policyTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The U.S. government will not use its stake in General Motors to make social policy such as offering more fuel efficient vehicles or limiting auto emissions, the head of a task force overseeing the industry said Wednesday. New General Motors board tells management to bring vehicles to market more quicklyTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — At its first meeting, the board overseeing the new General Motors Co. ordered management to bring some new vehicles to market faster, a sign that the new 13-member board will play a far larger role than the old one. Cool weather across parts of eastern US disappoints many beach-going tourists, delays harvestsTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Towels draped over their heads, Lisa Hendrix and Jennifer Webster lounged on a sparsely populated Lake Michigan beach Friday as raindrops trickled from a gloomy sky. Settlement returns upper Great Lakes gray wolves to endangered list, at least temporarilyTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — More than 4,000 gray wolves in the upper Great Lakes region are going back on the federal endangered species list — at least temporarily. AP NewsBreak: Groups suing over removal of Great Lakes wolves from endangered species listTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Environmental groups are suing the federal government over its decision to remove gray wolves in the upper Great Lakes region from the endangered species list. EPA head names Cameron Davis to oversee federal initiative to restore Great Lakes environmentTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Cameron Davis, leader of a Chicago-based environmentalist group, has been appointed to oversee President Barack Obama’s initiative to clean up the Great Lakes. Obama appoints Great Lakes czar to oversee federal initiative to restore Lakes’ environmentTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A Chicago-based environmentalist has been appointed to oversee President Barack Obama’s initiative to clean up the Great Lakes. Cement industry says EPA proposals for reducing mercury, other air pollution not achievableTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A group representing the U.S. cement industry says a federal government plan for cutting emissions of mercury and other air toxins at its plants is unrealistic. EPA proposes deep cuts in airborne emissions of mercury, other pollution from cement plantsTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The Obama administration proposed sharp reductions Tuesday in airborne pollution from America’s 99 cement plants, including first-ever limits on mercury from older kilns. |
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