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Oil pipeline through Straits of Mackinac? U.S. tries to reassure Levin, Stabenow
2014-01-08 15:15:50| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The Obama administration's top pipeline regulator tried to allay the concerns of Michigan's U.S. senators about a pipeline running through the Straits of Mackinac, saying the operator was required to enact a comprehensive safety plan in the wake of a huge spill on one of its other lines in the state in 2010.
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Spike in oil pumped under Straits of Mackinac worries Michigan lawmakers
2013-12-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Detroit Free Press: Michigans U.S. senators want to know what steps federal regulators took to ensure that a 60-year-old pipeline crossing the Straits of Mackinac was safe before allowing millions of gallons of oil to flow through it each day -- and how quickly a leak could be detected and the line shut down. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin sent a letter to the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administrationtoday, raising the specter of another environmental disaster like the one that occurred...
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At Mackinac, reform was on the agenda
2013-06-02 04:34:46| Agriculture - Topix.net
Professionally, it's a nightmare, seeing so many great guests that we can't possibly fit into the jam packed show.
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Jeb Bush, at Mackinac policy conference, backs education and immigration reform
2013-05-31 04:24:38| Agriculture - Topix.net
As he mulls a bid for the presidency in three years, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday "economic immigration" reform could benefit both political parties in future elections.
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