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Experts: Rain may give Great Lakes temporary boost
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Experts say recent wet weather may boost Great Lakes water levels, but it's uncertain by how much — or how long it will last. Drew Gronewold is a hydrologist with NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research...
Tags: Lakes and Ponds, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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County to release interest in Ursina Borough property
DAILY AMERICAN REPORTEROn Tuesday the Somerset County commissioners authorized solicitor Dan Rullo to draw up a quitclaim deed to transfer the county’s interest in Hugart Park to Ursina Borough. Hugart Park is a community ball field in Ursina. It appears that the...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Latest Pennsylvania news, sports, business and entertainment
ABORTION COVERAGE Pa. House passes abortion limits under health law HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A bill that would prevent coverage for most abortions under the insurance exchange being set up as part of the federal health care overhaul is on its way to...Tags: PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, U.S. Airways, Science and Technology, Tom Corbett, The Associated Press
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Sandbags & Shelter: Wabash River tops 27 feet
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind.With 2013 being celebrated as the Year of the River, then April of 2013 might be remembered as the spring the Wabash River got too full of itself and flooded. In both the riverside community of Dresser and rural Prairieton Township along Robertson Road,...Tags: National Weather Service, Floods, Weather, American Red Cross, House Building
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Des Plaines official: Work done on levee made our flooding worse
Tribune reporterNeighborly tensions are rising on the Des Plaines River, as Des Plaines village officials say neighboring Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights are to blame for some of their flooding woes. But the mayor of Mount Prospect strongly denied that claim...Tags: National Weather Service, Floods, Rivers, Bodies of Water, Science and Technology
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Recycled Christmas trees improve fishing in lake
Vindicator, Youngstown, OhioRecycled Christmas trees were put to a new use in an Earth Day event at Mill Creek Park's Lake Glacier. About 50 of the trees were deposited there to provide habitat for fish in a joint effort Monday afternoon by state wildlife officials and the...Tags: Landforms, Glaciers, Environmental Issues, Earth Day, Lakes and Ponds
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Appeals court backs EPA veto of Spruce Mine
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.Read the ruling: CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A federal appeals court has concluded that the U.S. Environmental Protection clearly acted within its legal authority when it rejected a permit for one of the largest mountaintop removal mines in West Virginia...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Crime, Law and Justice, Arch Coal Incorporated, Justice System, Science and Technology
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President's budget plan has good and bad news for local projects
The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.Federal appropriations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mean good news and bad for area waterway projects. The president's recently released budget proposal and a supplemental Hurricane Sandy relief bill each include funding for local projects....Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Science and Technology
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Flood of debris
Grand Haven Tribune, Mich.NORTHWEST OTTAWA COUNTY -- Debris continued to travel down the Grand River on Monday as the floodwaters edged closer to their expected crest of nearly 17 feet early today. NORTHWEST OTTAWA COUNTY -- "Every three to five minutes we see a big tree go by,"...Tags: Floods, American Red Cross, Building Material, State Parks, Georgetown
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Mississippi River stays in check, for now
St. Louis Post-DispatchThe big river didn't get too big. At least for now. Sandbags held back the cresting Mississippi River from several towns north of St. Louis on Sunday, while the forecast for the immediate vicinity remained high but manageable. The Pike County hamlet...Tags: National Weather Service, Clarksville, St. Louis
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Centreville taxpayers could be out $500,000
Belleville News-DemocratOperating out of a New Athens bait shop, Roger Strong persuaded Centreville city officials to spend $500,000 in public money to acquire a 55-acre site now wholly owned by his development firm without a finalized written agreement or a signature. In...Tags: FBI, Banking, Public Officials, Real Estate Sellers, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Commentary: The people, officials of Newport made dredging project happen
A note from Newport Beach Councilwoman Leslie Daigle: This week, city officials and others gathered at the Newport Harbor Yacht Club to celebrate the completion of the Lower Bay dredging project. By investing in a community effort in the protection and...Tags: Science and Technology, Public Officials, Government, U.S. Army, Politics
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