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BASF Wyandotte plant plan eyes improving contaminated groundwater
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (803+ words) Manufacturing giant BASF is installing a plan the company said will improve contaminated groundwater containment at its 230-acre Wyandotte plant, although one expert questions whether the measures will make a meaningful difference. But EGLE contended in 2025 the company was not…...
Helicopter with a hoop is helping track Michigan water shortage issues
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (99+ words) Don't be fooled by the Great Lakes. Water isn't always abundant in Michigan, and a helicopter with a magnetic hoop is trying to figure out why. Helicopter with a hoop is helping track Michigan water shortage issues A low-flying helicopter…...
Helicopter survey will unveil southwest Michigan groundwater movements
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (19+ words) The Detroit News Helicopter survey will unveil southwest Michigan groundwater movements...
Earthquake hits southeast Michigan today. Did you feel it?
2+ mon, 22+ hour ago (283+ words) An earthquake struck northern Monroe County, Michigan, on Monday afternoon, the U. S. Geological Survey reported. The magnitude 2. 7 quake was recorded at 4: 32 p. m. , less than 2 miles west of the Village of Carleton. It was measured at a depth of 5. 2 kilometers (about 3. 2 miles) underground,…...
2. 9-magnitude earthquake shakes southern Ontario, felt in Michigan
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (154+ words) A 2. 9-magnitude earthquake hit just over 4 miles off the coast of Ontario, and felt by Downriver communities at 10: 30 a. m. Sunday, according to the U. S. Geological Survey. Communities including Trenton, Rockwood and Grosse Isle felt the quake, according to survey responses via the…...
Muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (31+ words) U. S. Geological Survey volcano experts said the same pool was also the site of a hydrothermal explosion in July 2024 that damaged a boardwalk and sent rocks and mud flying....