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Michigan island tackles clunker car problem that could threaten water supply

Oct 31, 2025 | Daily News

On Michigan’s Beaver Island, located in Lake Michigan, the cost to ferry a vehicle back and forth to the mainland can be a steep deterrent to removing broken down cars that end up leaking fluids into the water supply. A recent project is cleaning up the clunker cars.  Read the full story by MLive.


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