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Posted inEnergy News Roundup

Legal fights continue as reroute of Line 5 pipeline begins

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

More energy news as a group of private equity investors plans to buy the utility that serves Indianapolis and a major Michigan utility says it won’t negotiate with the public on the sale of 13 aging dams.

Posted inIndustry, Energy, Economic Development

Michigan accuses oil companies of blocking EVs, inflating power costs

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now February 10, 2026February 10, 2026
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News

Trump administration orders 63-year-old Michigan coal plant to stay open — again

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now September 3, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News

EV maker Rivian sues Ohio, claims state unfairly favors Tesla

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now August 20, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News

Michigan’s historic nuclear plant restart still a go, federal regulators say

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now August 6, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News

Ohio regulators clamp down on data center power costs amid soaring demand

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now July 23, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Region, Wisconsin

In Minnesota, community solar stays alive

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now July 9, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Latest News, News

Consumers Energy in negotiations to sell its aging Michigan dams

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now June 19, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News

Trump administration review backs controversial oil pipeline tunnel under Great Lakes’ Straits of Mackinac

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now June 4, 2025November 7, 2025
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Latest News, News

Here comes the region’s first next-generation nuclear reactor

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now May 21, 2025November 7, 2025

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