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Judge: Former owner of failed dams near Midland liable for $119M in environmental damage
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe May 2020 failures of the Edenville and Sanford dams that flooded the Midland area damaged...
Las Vegas judge denies former operator of failed Midland dam attempted bankruptcy filing
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe former operator of Boyce Hydro and the Edenville Dam, which failed when record rains hit mid-Michigan in 2020, has lost his attempt to declare bankruptcy and avoid paying a $120 million ...
Live near a dam? It could be crumbling, threatening homes and lives as heavy rains increase
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCORRECTION: An earlier version of the story misstated the name of the Association of State Dam...
Judge enters $120M order against former owner of failed Michigan dam
WOOD via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe former owner of a Michigan dam is on the hook for roughly $120 million sought by the state for...
Elsie dam was 'ticking time bomb.' Many other dams reach end-of-life cycle
Lansing State Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDUPLAIN TWP. — The Elsie dam that failed in August was a "ticking time bomb" and a "foreseeable...
3 years after Midland dam collapse, Michigan judge pressures state to move on lawsuits
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLANSING — A Michigan judge on Friday sought to speed up action on lawsuits filed over the collapse...
Federal money is coming to fix aging flood control systems – cities need to spend it in ways that...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMississippi River flooding left parts of Davenport, Iowa, under water in May 2023. KC McGinnis/For...
Michigan Lake George board approves assessments for critical dam reconstruction
The Daily Reporter via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoBranch County commissioners are expected to approve today a $200-a-year assessment for 21 years on...
Tax dispute pauses restoration of four flooded dams in Midland and Gladwin counties
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFour years after record rains and flooding damaged four dams in mid-Michigan, efforts to continue rebuilding are on hold as property owners question costs.
Risky reservoirs: States where aging dams pose the greatest threat
Stacker via AOL· 4 months agoGetMyBoat analyzed National Inventory of Dams data from the Army Corps of Engineers to identify...