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Author Archives: Canary Media

Posted inIndustry

Which Great Lakes states are advancing balcony solar?

by Canary Media April 10, 2026April 10, 2026

Dozens of states are considering legislation to allow residents to use DIY plug-in solar. Follow the efforts here.

Posted inIndustry

What’s next for Ohio’s former green steel project? More coal, it seems.

by Canary Media April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
Posted inIndustry

Ohio blocks big solar farm, despite apparently fake public comments

by Canary Media March 26, 2026April 1, 2026
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

Ohio to fast-track energy at former coal mines and brownfields

by Canary Media October 20, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

Illinois farmers find that sheep and solar arrays go well together

by Canary Media September 18, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News

This startup turns steel and aluminum waste into usable metals

by Canary Media June 18, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News

How sensors, software, and other tech could help Ohio’s aging power grid

by Canary Media June 12, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Industry, Latest News, News

Why an Ohio ban on settlements to close ​‘base load’ power plants matters for clean energy

by Canary Media June 3, 2025
Posted inIndustry, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region

Why the solar industry is counting Ohio’s newest energy law as a win

by Canary Media May 30, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Industry, Latest News, News

Rising utility bills have Americans worried

by Canary Media April 29, 2025

Latest News

  • Milwaukee Water Works reduces fluoride in drinking water by half due to shortage
    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.
  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.

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