EPA awards $500K to Ottawa County to help assess brownfield sites for cleanup
Ottawa County recently received $500,000 in grant funds to focus on brownfield redevelopment sites in Grand Haven and Holland.
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Officials: Ottawa County harbor dredging delays over PFAS testing could drive up costs
Local, state and national officials are warning that unless Michigan environmental officials can fast-track PFAS regulations to allow for harbor dredging this year, it could end up costing Ottawa County residents millions.
Trump Administration's planned budget cuts threaten key Lake Michigan data network
Proposed federal budget cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could pull the plug on a vital data network for Lake Michigan, impacting everything from boater safety and fishing forecasts to beach monitoring and drinking water intakes.
Expert: Spring Lake needs new action to manage phosphorus
A local water quality expert recently affirmed the success of a 2005 alum treatment in Spring Lake, while also calling for long-term solutions to battle the lake’s challenges moving forward.
Community Calendar: March
Saturday, March 1 Holland Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Holland Civic Center Place, 150 W. Eighth St., Holland. The Holland Farmers Market is located at the Eighth Street Market Place in downtown Holland and is home to over 75 vendors throughout the season. Local farmers offer
Lawyer swap, lake contract review, energy worries: Ottawa faces big decisions Tuesday
From a change in legal counsel, revisiting a controversial lake remediation contract and trying to delay the closure of a coal-fired power plant, the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners is poised to make several big decisions at its next meeting Tuesday, Feb. 25.
EGLE plugs two leaking wells in Jenison lake, only second such operation in 30 years
The Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy recently sealed two leaking wells in an Ottawa County lake, the department announced Tuesday.