JOHN FLESHER

July 9, 2020 at 12:00 pm

Moderate algae bloom forecast for Lake Erie this summer

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Lake Erie's annual blob of pea-green algae is expected to be smaller this summer than a year ago following a...

July 5, 2020 at 5:35 am

Trump Cabinet members look to reassure battleground voters

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue tromped through a strawberry festival in central Florida, detailing the government's new trade pact. Secretary of...

July 1, 2020 at 2:06 pm

Michigan judge allows restart of disputed oil pipeline

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge Wednesday allowed Enbridge to resume pumping oil through a Midwestern pipeline, nearly a week after shutting it...

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June 30, 2020 at 10:05 am

Regulators deny quick approval of new Great Lakes pipeline

Traverse City, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan regulatory panel on Tuesday refused to grant quick permission to run a new oil pipeline beneath a channel...

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June 11, 2020 at 11:41 am

Court: Michigan Great Lakes tunnel deal constitutional

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that legislators did not violate the state constitution by allowing construction of an...

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June 9, 2020 at 1:24 pm

Federal court upholds Enbridge’s Great Lakes spill plans

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Enbridge has produced legally acceptable plans for dealing with a potential spill from oil pipelines that cross a Michigan channel...

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In this May 28, 2020, file photo Lyn Riggins, WSSC Water spokesperson, holds up a wipe that was collected along with other debris at a pumping station in Washington. Sewer systems are battling the “wipe monster” from all the wipes and other debris since pandemic that are clogging up pumping stations. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) WX203 WX203

June 3, 2020 at 10:17 pm

Epidemic of wipes and masks plagues nation's sewers, storm drains VIEW

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mayor Jim Kenney kicked off a recent briefing on Philadelphia's coronavirus response with an unusual request for residents: Be careful what you...

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May 21, 2020 at 4:43 pm

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