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Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Researchers say that the recent rainfall will help the water levels of the Great Lakes but are unsure as to how long the boost will last

Thursday, April 04, 2013  A recent study says Asian carp might be in the Great Lakes, but researchers say it's not too late

Friday, December 07, 2012  The EPA has withdrawn an objection to the Marquette County Road 595 Project stating that the proposed route is the one that will least damage the environment

Thursday, September 13, 2012  After nearly four months of construction, crews placed the last pieces of rocks in the breakwater Wednesday

Wednesday, July 11, 2012  For the last year and a half, Delta County Park officials have been applying for DEQ and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permits that were needed to improve park beach areas

Friday, June 22, 2012  The Army Corps of Engineers has announced it is indefinitely suspending construction on their portion of the breakwater project

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  Previously, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had insisted it needed until 2015 to devise a permanent solution to the carp threat

Thursday, December 15, 2011  The "little township that could" just received the permit from the Army Corps Thursday afternoon

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  The Department of Environmental Quality recently granted Burt Township the permit to build a new breakwater and save the harbor, which is filling with sediment but they're still waiting on a permit and funding from the Army Corps of Engineers

Friday, September 30, 2011  What was supposed to be the fairy-tale ending to a small community's 60-year struggle has hit a speed bump.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011  The township wants to start construction by the middle of October in order to finish it by May 2012

Wednesday, June 22, 2011  According to those with the Army Corps of Engineers, the crew is flying over the coastal regions of the U.P., gathering data about shoals and sediment levels used in making decisions about dredging

Friday, April 29, 2011  Welders, machinists, engineers and fitters have spent the last year constructing a 450 ton Nashville stop log barge at Basic Marine in Escanaba

Monday, March 28, 2011  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it might need to increase the voltage on the electric barrier built to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes

Tuesday, March 08, 2011  Another public meeting Tuesday to stop the invasive fish