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The Blair Street bridge in Alpena, seen here on Tuesday, has suffered significant damage from wind and waves that were more damaging because of record-high water levels on Lake Huron the last few years. Repairs could be made if the city qualifies for federal funding through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
ALPENA The federal government has committed more funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative over the next five years, and Northeast Michigan will benefit.
The money will be used for repairing and maintaining shorelines and infrastructure damaged by record-high water levels on Lake Huron, local officials said. The money also will help eradicate invasive species and fund important studies geared toward protecting and preserving the Great Lakes and shores around them.
The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill Dec. 20 to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which is set to expire at the end of fiscal year 2021, for another five years.
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The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill Dec. 20 to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which is set to expire at the end of fiscal year 2021, for another five years.
The bill, which passed the U.S. House in February, increases the current GLRI authorization level from $300 million to $375 million in FY 2022 and increases funding by $25 million per year until it reaches $475 million in FY 2026, according to a press release issued by U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), along with Ohio Reps. Dave Joyce (R-Bainbridge Township) and Marcy Kaptur (D-Toledo).
News | December 29, 2020
EPA Completes Two Great Lakes Projects Totaling $9.5M To Clean Up Contaminated Sediment In Muskegon Lake And Detroit River Areas Of Concern
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the completion of two multi-million-dollar Great Lakes Legacy Act (GLLA) projects in Michigan through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). These two projects remediated a total of 23,600 cubic yards of contaminated sediment within the Muskegon Lake and Detroit River Areas of Concern (AOCs), two of 43 areas identified in the mid-1980s by the United States and Canada as the most environmentally degraded areas in the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Huizenga lauds Great Lakes Restoration projects in Muskegon, Detroit By Peg McNichol
Dec 30, 2020 5:03 AM
HOLLAND (WTHC-AM/FM) Zeeland-based U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, co-chair of the U.S. House Great Lakes Task Force, emailed a statement responding to the EPA’s news of the completion of a $6.6 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Project in Muskegon and a $2.9 million project on the Detroit Riverwalk.
The Ryerson Creek Outfall is a 12-acre site along Muskegon Lake’s shoreline that has been contaminated with petroleum, metals, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. This GLRI funded project dredged 10,600 cubic yards of contaminated sediment, removing more than 2,000 tons of mill debris, and covered a two-acre area with clean sand.
Clinic offers rapid COVID-19 testing
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Clinic offers rapid COVID-19 testing
Neighborhood Health is now offering rapid antigen COVID-19 testing, effective immediately, at its Paulding Road location in Fort Wayne, the organization said Monday.
The rapid test can deliver results within 10 minutes and can be used for patients who are seen within five days of the onset of COVID symptoms. The longer, more accurate PCR tests are still available as well and will be used when appropriate.
Tests will be performed when patients are evaluated during a scheduled appointment with a provider at Neighborhood Health s southeast Fort Wayne location, 3350 E. Paulding Road.