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Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
Despite “adverse” impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it’s better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.
Refuge in the Windy City: Declining wetland bird makes a home in downtown Chicago
While urbanization continues to displace natural ecosystems across the Great Lakes region, one declining wetland bird has managed to adapt to city life — the black-crowned night heron.
Indiana wants to be in charge of its own coal ash dumps
More energy news as Ohio makes hundreds of millions from fracking beneath public lands and a shuttered Michigan nuclear plant nears a highly anticipated restart.
Former EPA staffer from Wisconsin sues after he was fired for signing letter of dissent
Internal EPA records show agency staff found no ethics concerns and advised against firings.
