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Feds fine dam owners $15M for safety violations after 2020 mid-Michigan flooding

Feds fine dam owners $15M for safety violations after 2020 mid-Michigan flooding
11,000 residents displaced in May 2020 after mid-Michigan dams breached
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A portion of Jones Road in Billings, Mich., is completely gone Thursday, May 21, 2020, after it was decimated by flooding caused by dam failures. (Katy Kildee/Midland Daily News via AP)
Hydroelectric dam owner Boyce Hydro Power, LLC has been fined millions for safety violations after dam failures caused catastrophic floods near Midland.
On Thursday, April 15, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced a $15 million penalty against Boyce Hydro Power for violating “numerous FERC staff orders and license provisions addressing safety of project facilities and surrounding communities.”

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MLive Media Group wins 51 AP awards for 2020 coverage

MLive Media Group wins 51 AP awards for 2020 coverage
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Protesters hold hands as they prepare for the police to disperse the crowd to enforce the 7 p.m. curfew at Fulton Street and Ionia Avenue in Grand Rapids on Monday, June 1, 2020. The Michigan National Guard, Michigan State Police and Grand Rapids Police are guarding the main artery of downtown after Saturday night's riot in which multiple businesses and government buildings were damaged and police cruisers burned. This photo was part of a photo story that won first place, as well as third place individually for Best Spot News Photo.Cory Morse

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