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Friday, September 07, 2012  Beaches and waterways from Petoskey to Manistee will be combed for trash by dozens of volunteers.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  US starts landmark cleanup of Agent Orange nearly 4 decades after Vietnam War's end

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Nathan Edwards takes a closer look at the damage from the huge storm that blew through Northern Michigan Monday night.

Thursday, June 14, 2012  The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will assume the oversight of the cleanup at the former cement quarry, which is now the site of Bay Harbor resort.

Friday, October 14, 2011  Cleanup postponed at New York City plaza where encamped protesters had feared eviction

Monday, April 11, 2011  It was a stormy start to the day Sunday for folks in Manistee and near Lake City.

Thursday, February 17, 2011 

Thursday, December 30, 2010  Cleanup of Gulf Coast nears end, but buried oil in sands may linger for a long time

Thursday, December 09, 2010  Resident’s in the Bay Harbor area shared their opinions Thursday night on a new plan to treat and release mercury-contaminated water into Little Traverse Bay.

Friday, October 22, 2010  NYC judge to rule on tossing out criminal charges in deadly fire at toxic ground zero tower

Wednesday, September 22, 2010  Thousands of volunteers in four Great Lakes states are expected to come together to remove thousands of pounds of trash from beaches this weekend.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010  Scientists discovered the new microbe while studying the underwater dispersion of millions of gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf following the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig.

Thursday, August 19, 2010  The most worrisome part is the slow pace at which the oil is breaking down in the cold, 40-degree water, making it a long-lasting but unseen threat to vulnerable marine life, experts said.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010  Scientists who've just finished a cursory examination of the Gulf are disputing government claims that half the leaked oil is completely gone from the ecosystem.

Wednesday, August 04, 2010  The Department of Natural Resources and Environment awards two northern Michigan counties funding for scrap tire cleanups.