The U.S. Coast Guard Detroit Sector says icebreaking season on the lower Great Lakes is officially over. “Operation Coal ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil ...

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The Interior Department has begun to 'review' the status of recently created national monuments. In Utah, six Southwestern ...

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What fueled Detroit's rise as the car capital of the world, and what led to its decline? Why does Detroit's fate lend ...