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FILE - In this 2012 file photo provided by 5gyres.org, a sample of
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In odd twist, industry agrees to ban ‘microbeads’

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In this May, 2014 photo provided by Eagle Mine a rock bolter, which drills and installs bolts to stabilize the mine, moves through a tunnel at the mine in Marquette County, Mich. The nickel and copper operation, scheduled to begin production this fall, will pump $4 billion into Marquette County over its eight-year lifespan and employ about 300 while generating economic activity that will create 1,200 additional jobs, according to the company. (AP Photo/Courtesy Eagle Mine)
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Troubled mining industry now resurgent in Midwest

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A sampling of states’ reaction to carbon cuts plan
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A sampling of states’ reaction to carbon cuts plan

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FILE-- This April 21, 2008, file photo shows wind turbines at the Harvest Wind Farm in Oliver Township, Mich. State officials say Michigan is positioned to require more of its electricity to come from wind and other renewable sources. Existing law sets a 10 percent target that must be met in 2015. Michigan officials will assess the impact on the state when President Barack Obama on Monday, June 2, 2014, announces tougher new air quality standards affecting coal-fired power plants. Coal produces about 55 percent of the electricity in the state while natural gas produces 11 percent. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
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Plan pushes Michigan to use more renewable energy

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FILE - General Motors Orion Assembly Plant's wastewater treatment facilities are shown in this Nov. 29, 2005 file photo. Michigan is fourth in the nation in the share of its workforce associated with industries that develop freshwater technology and services or are highly dependent on plentiful and clean water, according to a report released Thursday May 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
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Report: Michigan a leader in ‘blue economy’ jobs

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks about a new conservation plan during a press conference at the Bay City State Recreation Area in Bangor Township on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is teaming with businesses, nonprofits and others on a five-year, $2.4 billion program that will fund locally designed soil and water conservation projects nationwide, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. (AP Photo/The Bay City Times, Danielle McGrew)
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USDA seeks partnerships to protect soil, water

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Great Lakes get more funding in Senate water bill
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Great Lakes get more funding in Senate water bill

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Whitefish shortage causing Passover meal problems
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Whitefish shortage causing Passover meal problems

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Winter’s snowy barrage hammers US road budgets
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Winter’s snowy barrage hammers US road budgets

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This undated photo proved by Michigan Technological University shows an Iver 3 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle purchased by Enbridge Energy Partners for Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Mich. Michigan Tech's Great Lakes Research Center will use the device to conduct sonar inspections of Enbridge oil pipelines beneath the Straits of Mackinac. Some consider the pipes, laid in 1953, a symbol of the dangers lurking in the nation's sprawling web of buried oil and natural gas pipelines. (AP Photo/Michigan Technological University, Guy Meadows)
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Sunken Great Lakes oil pipeline raises spill fears

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