Can green infrastructure fortify flood-prone Southeast Michigan? ‘We’re opening the door for projects’

Can green infrastructure fortify flood-prone Southeast Michigan? ‘We’re opening the door for projects’
Great Lakes Commission
The Rain Catchers Collective, a coalition of the organizations stewarding southeast Michigan’s four major watersheds— the Clinton, Detroit, Huron, and Rouge rivers—is seeking $12.5 million in state funding to expand […]
The Rain Catchers Collective, a coalition of the organizations stewarding southeast Michigan’s four major watersheds— the Clinton, Detroit, Huron, and Rouge rivers—is seeking $12.5 million in state funding to expand […]
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Detroit River tour highlights restoration successes, $1-billion cleanup hurdle: ‘We all have a role to play’

Detroit River tour highlights restoration successes, $1-billion cleanup hurdle: ‘We all have a role to play’
Great Lakes Commission
An estimated 3.6 million cubic yards of contaminated sediment remains on the U.S. side of the Detroit River and the price tag for the cleanup is about $1 billion. Read […]
An estimated 3.6 million cubic yards of contaminated sediment remains on the U.S. side of the Detroit River and the price tag for the cleanup is about $1 billion. Read […]
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Cars, tires, toxic sediment: Lower Rouge River Old Channel cleanup resumes

Cars, tires, toxic sediment: Lower Rouge River Old Channel cleanup resumes
Great Lakes Commission
On March 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency resumed dredging more than 100,000 cubic yards of sediment contaminated with coal tar and petroleum products from a 0.75-mile stretch of the […]
On March 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency resumed dredging more than 100,000 cubic yards of sediment contaminated with coal tar and petroleum products from a 0.75-mile stretch of the […]
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Cars, tires, toxic sediment: Lower Rouge River Old Channel cleanup resumes
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