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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is expanding the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory on the Muskegon Channel in western Michigan.
The Muskegon Chronicle reports that the vessel maintenance and operation building and its equipment are going through a $1 million upgrade and will become NOAA's national showcase for its Green Ship initiative.
The upgrade is expected to be done by early fall.
The marine operations building will have new offices and areas for training along with space for engineering and maintenance operations. The building will house the Green Ship initiative that was started in Muskegon and expanded with NOAA and other federal government marine operations.
The Green Ship program converts all shipboard systems to biofuels and bio-lubricants.
Ship crews from other federal agencies also will use the facility.

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