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- Climate Lawfare Cannot Rewrite Energy History Fri, 9 Oct 26, 12:00pmGovernments that cannot convince voters to accept costlier, less reliable energy are not allowed to impose it by judicial fiat instead, says the court in western Michigan.
- Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open Sat, 12 Sep 26, 5:10amA federal court is declaring that the energy department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date
- Powerful US utilities secretly fund ‘grassroots’ groups to sway cities away from switch to public power Thu, 7 May 26, 8:00pmAs communities push for publicly owned electricity, private utilities may be deploying dark money and local front groups to stop them
- US supreme court sides with Michigan in its fight to shut down ageing pipeline Thu, 23 Apr 26, 3:00amThe case is part of a messy legal dispute about a section of the Line 5 energy pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel
- Trump order to keep Michigan power plant open costs taxpayers $113m Sat, 29 Nov 25, 12:00amCritics say JH Campbell coal-fired plant in western Michigan is expensive and emits high levels of toxic pollution
- Waste of the Day: Michigan’s Chinese Battery Plant Falls Through Sun, 9 Nov 25, 5:00pmMichigan’s plan to rely on a Chinese company to create American jobs is dead in the water. The state pulled out of an agreement to give Gotion, Inc., $715 million in subsidies for an electric vehicle battery plant, but...
- A coal-fired plant in Michigan was to close. But Trump forced it to keep running at $1m a day Thu, 21 Aug 25, 10:16pmA town had big plans for the facility site, until the Trump administration ordered it to stay open, a move it extended this week
- A coal-fired plant in Michigan was to close. But Trump forced it to keep running Thu, 21 Aug 25, 9:30pmA town had big plans for the facility site, until the Trump administration issued a ‘pollution pass’ to keep it open
- Michigan’s governor replaces clean energy advocate on utilities board with ‘industry ally’ Sun, 3 Aug 25, 9:00pmCritics say Gretchen Whitmer deposed Alessandra Carreon at the behest of state energy supplier DTE Energy
- White House moves to keep costly, dirty, unneeded Michigan coal plants open Fri, 20 Jun 25, 10:00pmOne plant produces more arsenic pollution than any other in US, and the other has been slated for closure since 2021
- Line 5, a Trump donor, is profiting off a pipeline deal threatening pollution Sun, 16 Mar 25, 11:00pmTrump administration accused of ‘quid pro quo’ for fast-tracking controversial fossil fuel proposal in Michigan
- Swing states in US election are biggest winners in Democrats’ landmark climate bill Tue, 24 Sep 24, 8:00pmSeven states received almost half of funds for clean energy manufacturing, though there is little evidence it will deliver electorally for Democrats
- In threat to climate safety, Michigan to woo tech data centers with new laws Mon, 3 Jun 24, 9:00pmOpponents of bills argue ‘offramp’ to keep gas or coal plants running will be triggered if energy-heavy centers are built
- Great Lakes gets its first wind farm – but some fear environmental fallout Wed, 16 Aug 23, 8:00pmIcebreaker would be North America’s first ever freshwater offshore wind project – but locals express concerns over wildlife and potential oil leaks
- Human waste might be contaminating Michigan vegetables Fri, 7 Oct 22, 6:30amIn some of today’s yuckier news, Michigan consumers have been alerted that their vegetables might be contaminated with human waste. A grower called Kuntry Gardens was using “raw, untreated human waste on the fields where...
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