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            <description>Latest news on the environment from around Northern Michigan, the State of Michigan and the Nation</description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Donations fuel dynamite Fourth of July fireworks display]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Holly Baker]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:20:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Tim Hinkley from the TC Boom Boom Club sat down with 7&amp;4's Holly Baker and explains that it is up to the community to keep the tradition of fireworks alive.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fishing, importance of water ecosystem highlighted at 'Kids' Free Fishing Day']]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:02:29 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Nearly 700 young anglers grabbed their fishing poles and headed out to the Kids' Free Fishing Day at Northwestern Michigan College's Great Lakes campus on Saturday.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Michigan counties receive $4.1 million in federal payments]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roxanne Werly]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:02:22 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The payments will help local governments offset losses in property taxes due to nontaxable federal lands within their boundaries. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Million dollar grant will give public more room to roam]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Edwards]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:10:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[UPDATED WITH VIDEO: The DNR announced the 750 acres of Thumb Lake frontage in Charlevoix County will be protected.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Coalition continues to fight wolf hunting plans]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:15:32 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A coalition that opposes hunting wolves in Michigan is still making its case even though officials have scheduled a hunt for later this year.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A warm welcome ceremony for the ''SUN'']]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christina Burkhart]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:17:34 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Two local businesses are teaming up to give customers a chance to invest in solar energy - and save some money on their bills.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dangers of rip currents lurk in Lake Michigan]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roxanne Werly]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Lake Michigan has the highest number of current-related fatalities and rescues of all the Great Lakes, with 77 fatalities and at least 230 rescues since 2002.  That is 201 more rip current incidents than all of the other lakes combined.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers push for restrictions on offshore wind power]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roxanne Werly]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:31:25 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[House Bill 4778 would stop Michigan from entering into a lease or deed that allows the use of unpatented lands for wind farm development. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Impatiens not found in many greenhouses due to fungus]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Kinney]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:31:43 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The downy mildew fungus made its way into Northern Michigan last year and it looks like it’s here to stay.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[DTE Energy requests drop in surcharge for customers]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roxanne Werly]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:04:53 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[DTE Energy has filed an amended renewable energy plan that proposes to lower the monthly surcharge paid by residential customers from 3-dollars to 43-cents.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Great Lakes levels on the rise]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roxanne Werly]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:57:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Great Lakes are on the rise following a year of record breaking low-levels. Lake Superior is reporting a 9-inch rise in levels for May, which is the second highest since 1918.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Watershed Center to expand E. Coli testing]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Cook]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:59:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality provided the funding for the new inland lake testing.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Michigan Bug Lady has best advice to beat the bugs this summer]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Holly Baker]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[With summer and warm weather finally here, you can't forget about the bugs that come around this time of year as well.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Driving a new message home to commuters]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roxanne Werly]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Jun 2013 05:52:29 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The 19th annual Smart Commute Week kicks off Monday.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Senator Stabenow visits Acme to discuss the Farm Bill]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christina Burkhart]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 31 May 2013 22:53:35 EDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Senator Debbie Stabenow visited a local farm to discuss the new edition of the Farm Bill.]]></description>
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