This week, read about combatting salt in the Rouge River, battery recycling and more





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"MI Environment Digest - February 16, 2024"

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Battery Day puts focus on proper recycling [ [link removed] ]

"February 15, 2024"

Because batteries are not collected through curbside recycling, it?s important to know how to handle batteries that have lost their juice.?

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"February 14, 2024"

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By the Numbers: Volunteer Stream Cleanup program nets 31K pounds of trash in 2023 [ [link removed] ]

"February 13, 2024"

Over 31K pounds of garbage was collected as part of volunteer stream cleanups in Michigan in 2023.

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Trash collected during the Newaygo County Conservation District cleanup.

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EGLE grant helps supporters combat salt in Rouge River [ [link removed] ]

"February 12, 2024"

The Friends of the Rouge?s four-month project will sample waters and compare chloride testing methods, thanks to an EGLE grant.

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Friends of the Rouge taking water samples at some 40 sites along the Rouge River to test for chloride.

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