Category Archives: Environment

Petroleum Spill in Clinton River

Up to 100 gallons of petroleum were found to be leaking into the Cliton River this January, so far authorities haven't been able to pinpoint the source of the pollution. The leak was discovered Friday morning after a resident noticed a sheen moving down the river near Budd Park in Clinton Township. Absorbent booms were put in…
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Asian Carp Already in Minnesota Ocheyedan River

[caption id="attachment_2242" align="alignnone" width="1024"] FILE - In this June 22, 2017 file photo provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources shows a silver carp that was caught in the Illinois Waterway approximately nine miles away from Lake Michigan. Two invasive silver carp have been caught in southwestern Minnesota, marking the first confirmed discovery of…
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