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wkar. org > wkar-news > 2026-05-14 > water-restrictions-lifted-for-se-michigan-communities-boil-water-advisory-still-in-effect

Water restrictions lifted for SE Michigan communities, boil water advisory still in effect

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (236+ words) The taps were turned back on Wednesday in four southeast Michigan communities that had been under severe water use restrictions since Sunday. Residents in Orion Township, the village of Lake Orion, and the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills…...

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wkar. org > 2025-09-09 > how-the-rhone-and-other-rivers-were-used-in-ancient-times

How the Rhone and other rivers were used in ancient times

8+ mon, 4+ week ago  (305+ words) SUMMERS: Professor, first of all, why are rivers so important to understanding ancient people? And also, we have a certain idea of the Roman Empire that comes from what we've always said in history and in archaeology - that a Roman…...

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wkar. org > wkar-news > 2025-06-26 > michigan-officials-weigh-measures-to-reduce-cyanobacterial-blooms-on-lake-erie

Michigan officials weigh measures to reduce cyanobacterial blooms on Lake Erie

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (346+ words) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its 2025 Lake Erie Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast on Thursday. NOAA is predicting the annual cyanobacterial bloom on the western end of Lake Erie will be mild to moderate this summer. Cyanobacteria is not…...