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Property owners sue after Boardman River flooding
EAST BAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Some property owners hit by flooding last year during a dam removal project in Michigan's northwestern Lower Peninsula have sued, saying property values along the Boardman River have dropped. The lawsuit filed...
Tags: Trials, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Floods, Bodies of Water
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World watch
Brazil: Whether it's a cultural experience or slum tourism, many tourists now add a trip to Rio de Janeiro's infamous favelas, or shantytowns, to their itineraries. Before 2010, the low-income hilltop neighborhoods were dangerous places controlled by drug...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Embassy, Bodies of Water, Rome (Italy), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
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Photos set course for 'Chicago River'
Composer Orbert Davis has drawn inspiration for movements of “The Chicago River,” his new jazz symphony, from particular images in “The Lost Panoramas” by Richard Cahan and Michael Williams. Here is a guide to the five movements of...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Near North Side, Bodies of Water, Technology
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Restore waterway safeguards
I was shocked to learn that just this week the U.S. Senate had to defeat an attempt to allow more pollution into the streams and wetlands that feed Lake Michigan. For more than a decade, our waterways have been at risk of increased pollution thanks to...Tags: Environmental Issues, Evanston, Bodies of Water, Environmental Pollution, Water Pollution
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Volunteers pull tons (and tons) of trash from California waterways
This post has been updated, as indicated below.The Ocean Conservancy has run the numbers, and over the course of a single day in September 2012, more than 500,000 volunteers from across the globe collected 10 million pounds of trash from beaches and waterways. The top three most common items...Tags: Beaches, Bodies of Water
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Devils Lake: Giveth and taketh
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. -- While the Red River flooding grabs the biggest headlines for its critical flooding emergency, the chronic story is Devils Lake. "It's been going on for 20 years; you get tired of it," says Dan Webster, chairman of the Ramsey...Tags: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Floods, Bodies of Water
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Arkansas River gets brand new floating dock
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsBoaters wanting to set sail on the Arkansas River will now have another way to do so. Wichita firefighters took advantage of Thursday's sunshine, high water levels, and the new downtown dock. The department had several boats out on the river for...Tags: Bodies of Water
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Berlin's New Fishway Opens Mattabesset River To Spawning Fish
The Hartford Courant— A ceremony Thursday marked the official opening of a new fishway that experts estimate has allowed at least 1,200 fish so far to bypass a dam in the Mattabesset River that has blocked fish migration for the last century. The fish ladder, built...Tags: Bodies of Water, Nature Conservancy
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Recipe: Duck and okra gumbo
Total time: 2 hours, 55 minutes
Servings: 16
Note: From Terry Fortia, sous chef at Memphis. Bayou Magic Cajun Seasoning and Red Rooster hot sauce are widely available in supermarkets. Aidells makes an andouille sausage that is also widely available....Tags: Sage, Peppers, Salt, Alcoholic Beverages, Onions
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Potential hog farm sparks debate near Buffalo River
lpozen@kspr.comJASPER, Ark. -- A proposed hog farm near the Buffalo National River has sparked debate on both sides in northern Arkansas. Many people are worried about any pollution the hog farm along the Buffalo River Watershed could bring. It is the talk of the town...Tags: Livestock Farming, Big Creek, Bodies of Water
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Insurance stalls revival
There were 11,256 bottles of wine in the cellar of Antoine's Restaurant on the morning of Aug. 29 when Hurricane Katrina struck, some of them rare, most of them expensive and all of them ruined when the power failed, the air conditioning died and the...Tags: Sales, Hurricanes, Federal Housing Administration, Floods, Natural Disasters
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Parts of the James River Trail in Lynchburg closed because of flooding
Sections of the James River Trail in Lynchburg are closed until at least 7:30 a.m. Thursday morning because of flooding. Those sections include the Point of Honor Trail, the Blackwater Creek Bikeway, and RiverWalk will be closed until the James River...
Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Human Interest, Bodies of Water, James River
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