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      <title>State Court rules against property owners in Edenville Dam flood case</title>
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      <description>The opinion released Thursday by the Michigan Court of Claims says state environmental officials did not overreach their authority, and that the dam was ultimately private property.</description>
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      <description>The study looked at chemical, physical and biological data collected over nearly a decade as the Lake Kathleen Dam near Pellston was removed from the Maple River.</description>
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      <title>Michigan lawmakers re-introduce bills giving state power to respond to environmental crises</title>
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      <description>Michigan lawmakers plan to re-introduce bills to give the state more power to respond to environmental crises.</description>
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      <title>Lawsuits arise against the state, dam owner over Edenville collapse that led to historic flooding</title>
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      <description>A number of class-action lawsuits have been filed following the collapse of the Edenville dam that led to historic flooding.One lawsuit is against the dam…</description>
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      <description>After nearly a century of operations the Hamilton Dam over the Flint River is being demolished. Officials say the demolition is going better than expected…</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 13:49:44 GMT</pubDate>
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