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South Haven moving to prevent jumping from piers
Kalamazoo Gazette (5/6)
Jumping from piers -- which are owned, operated and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- is illegal. New city ordinances are boosting this enforcement to protect people from strong rip currents near the piers.

Miller votes for reauthorization of BEACH Act
Huron Daily Tribune (4/21)
U.S. Rep. Candice Miller, MI-10, voted Wednesday in support of the BEACH Protection Act. The legislation — HR 2537 — would reauthorize the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act that was enacted in 2000.

Beach cleanup help needed
The Muskegon Chronicle (4/18)
Picking up trash other people leave on Great Lakes beaches is a dirty job, but thousands of volunteers do it every year.

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