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  2. Westland, Michigan - Wikipedia

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    State Michigan: County ... ZIP code(s) 48185, 48186, 48187. Area code: 734: FIPS code: ... There are numerous Nature trails near Westland, Newburg lake is the nearest ...

  3. Riprap - Wikipedia

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    Riprap causes morphological changes in the riverbeds they surround. One such change is the reduction of sediment settlement in the river channel, which can lead to scouring of the river bed as well as coarser sediment particles.

  4. Rip Raps - Wikipedia

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    Rip Raps was originally built in 1817 as part of the harbor defenses to provide a setting on the south side of the navigation channel for Fort Wool (built originally in 1830 and named Fort Calhoun but renamed during the Civil War and rebuilt in 1902), the companion to Fort Monroe (on the northern side of the channel) in protecting access to Hampton Roads with an anti-submarine net.

  5. Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action - Wikipedia

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    The Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project was created by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to monitor the cleanup of uranium mill tailings, a by-product of the uranium concentration process that poses risks to the public health and environment. The Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act passed by Congress in 1978 ...

  6. Highland Township, Oakland County, Michigan - Wikipedia

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    As of the census [1] of 2000, there were 19,169 people, 6,786 households, and 5,374 families residing in the township. The population density was 570.2 per square mile (220.1/km2).

  7. Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968 - Wikipedia

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    The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-495; 82 Stat. 815) is legislation enacted by the United States Congress and signed into law on August 24, 1968, which expanded the Interstate Highway System by 1,500 miles (2,400 km); provided funding for new interstate, primary, and secondary roads in the United States; explicitly applied the environmental protections of the Department of ...

  8. Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects - Wikipedia

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    The Brewster Project and Frederick Douglass Apartments were built between 1935 and 1955. [3] They were designed by Harley, Ellington & Day of Detroit. The Brewster Project began construction in 1935, when First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt broke ground for the 701-unit development. The first phase, consisting of low-rise apartment blocks, was ...

  9. Toquop Energy Project - Wikipedia

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    In 2008, Toquop Energy Project was listed by the Nevada Governor as being on hold, along with three other Nevada coal projects that were postponed or on hold (Granite Fox Power Project near Gerlach, Ely Energy Project and White Pine Energy Station). [2] [3] In 2010, Toquop Energy informed the BLM that the plan was to proceed with a gas-fired plant.