Articles tagged as: Lake Michigan
January 16, 2019
U.S. Supreme Court Could Hear Indiana Shoreline Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court could take on an Indiana legal dispute over who should have access to Lake Michigan's shoreline. The State of Indiana and a community group both filed briefs on Friday urging the court not to hear the case.
Read MoreDecember 4, 2018
Mysterious Discharge Is Just Foam Says U.S. Steel
U.S. Steel says it normally discharges some material into the Burns Waterway, this time it just happened to foam.
Read MoreDecember 3, 2018
Tourism Group Seeks Solutions To Indiana Shoreline Erosion
About 3 million tourists visit the county each year, primarily for Lake Michigan and its beaches.
Read MoreDecember 3, 2018
Muncie Mayor Calls For End Of City-County 911 Agreement
This is not the first time the city-county 911 agreement's future is in jeopardy. County officials sent a similar letter to the city in February of 2016.
Read MoreSeptember 10, 2018
Cities In Indiana, Illinois Sign Drinking Water Agreement
Hammond, Indiana, and Chicago Heights, Illinois, officials signed a deal under which Hammond will supply more drinking water to the Illinois city for resale.
Read MoreAugust 17, 2018
Funding Awarded To Help Control Great Lakes Nutrient Runoff
The LaGrange County Soil and Water Conservation District in Indiana is among seven organizations reciving funding to install best-management practices for limiting soil loss and applying fertilizer in ways intended to keep it on the land instead of washing into the Great Lakes.
Read MoreAugust 16, 2018
Park Service: Indiana Dunes Shouldn't Be A National Park
In a Senate subcommittee hearing Wednesday, National Park Service Acting Director P. Daniel Smith disagreed with plans to make Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore a national park.
Read MoreAugust 16, 2018
White House Opposes Indiana Dunes National Park Plan
National Park Service acting director P. Daniel Smith says the administration wants to limit that designation to certain types of sites.
Read MoreAugust 7, 2018
US Supreme Court May See Lake Michigan Beach Ownership Case
The high court receives between 7,000 and 8,000 certiorari petitions annually. A case is reviewed if four of the nine justices agree to accept it. The justices decided about 70 cases during the 2017-18 term.
Read MoreAugust 6, 2018
Newspaper: Regulators Unsure Where Burns Harbor Mill's Pollution Goes
A state analysis of local wind patterns suggest that the lead released by the mill complex could be blowing north and west toward Chicago or south toward the Indiana community of Chesterton.
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