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    <title>Michigan Flood</title>
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      <title>Judge says Edenville dam owner is liable for nearly $120 million in environmental damage</title>
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      <description>U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney issued a ruling yesterday that Boyce Hydro, the company that owned the dam, violated Michigan's natural resource and environmental protection law.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 22:06:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MI Court of Appeals says Edenville Dam case will go forward</title>
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      <description>A slew of lawsuits related to the 2020 Edenville Dam disaster will be heard by the Michigan Court of Claims. The Court of Appeals rejected the state’s motion to dismiss the cases.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:26:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Midland flood studies to guide new infrastructure, rebuild dams</title>
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      <description>The findings of a number of flood studies are helping guide the process of rebuilding and restoring four Midland dams — two dams of which were breached during historic flooding last year. Two others, officials said, need updates.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2021 22:47:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Michigan lawmakers introduce legislation to fund dam rebuilding and upkeep</title>
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      <description>A group of state senators has introduced legislation that would put more than $500 million toward building, inspecting and maintaining dams in…</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2021 21:54:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Brett Dahlberg</dc:creator>
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      <title>Tittabawassee River dams will be rebuilt, but who pays remains controversial</title>
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      <description>What used to be a lake in front of Pete Deliso’s house in Edenville Township is now a barren expanse of dirt and brush.“When the wind blows, it looks like…</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2021 00:14:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Brett Dahlberg</dc:creator>
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      <title>Midland businesses rebuild, recover after historic floods</title>
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      <description>At the Dow Diamond, the Great Lakes Loons kick off their May 18 game. In the stands, another event takes place. A handful of small business owners set up…</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2021 14:50:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Michael Livingston</dc:creator>
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      <title>Parks, restaurants, homes: Sanford community rebuilds after catastrophic flood one year ago</title>
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      <description>One year after the dam failures on the Tittabawassee River that forced the evacuation of mid-Michigan communities and submerged homes and businesses, the…</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 22:44:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Brett Dahlberg</dc:creator>
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      <title>New welcome sign is symbol of Sanford’s renaissance, one year after flood</title>
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      <description>A new welcome sign lit up in the Village of Sanford Monday, just less than one year after a flood washed the old one away.“It was wiped away down to the…</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2021 22:17:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Brett Dahlberg</dc:creator>
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      <title>Former Midland dams owner faces millions in federal fines</title>
      <link>https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2021-04-16/former-midland-dams-owner-faces-millions-in-federal-fines</link>
      <description>Federal regulators have announced fines against the company that owned the Midland-area dams that failed last year and set off floods that forced…</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:48:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Midland Area Community Foundation to hold Zoom call updates on flood recovery</title>
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      <description>Midland’s recovery from spring’s catastrophic flooding is still underway and has a long way to go. Beginning Thursday morning at 10:30am the Midland Area…</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 19:50:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>nwestendorp</dc:creator>
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