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EPA to design sediment remediation project for Detroit park
-The contaminated sediment at the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park is within the Detroit River Area of Concern and identified by the U.S. and Canada as one of 43 toxic hot spots in the Great Lakes basin, according to the EPA.
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EPA: Lead, uranium found after Detroit River aggregate spill
-The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy said in a statement Thursday that the EPA’s testing of soil and water at the Detroit Bulk Storage detected “many heavy metals including uranium.”
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Water authority: Some metals not detected after Detroit River aggregate spill
-Initial water quality tests following the spill of limestone construction aggregate into the Detroit River did not turn up uranium, thorium, mercury or lead, according to the Great Lakes Water Authority.
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State orders cleanup of aggregate spill into Detroit River
-Michigan environmental regulators have ordered a company to clean up limestone and other materials that its tenant spilled into the Detroit River last month.
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Great Lakes Moment: Five decades since the infamous Rouge River fire
-Great strides have been made in changing the state of the Rouge River in the years since the fire, though significant challenges still remain.
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Great Lakes Moment: Detroit’s New Waterfront Porch
-For well over a century Detroit was an industrial town and had a working riverfront that supported industry and commerce. However, times had changed.