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Author Archives: Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now

Posted inEnergy News Roundup

Indiana wants to be in charge of its own coal ash dumps

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now July 14, 2026July 14, 2026

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.

Posted inEnergy News Roundup

Trump announces nearly $50 million for coal plants in Indiana, Wisconsin as others in Great Lakes region remain on life support

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now June 10, 2026June 11, 2026
Posted inEnergy News Roundup

Major nuclear plant expansion envisioned on the far side of Lake Huron

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now May 13, 2026May 13, 2026
Posted inEnergy News Roundup

Ohio energy corruption case goes nowhere after jury deadlocks over bribery charges

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now April 8, 2026June 16, 2026
Posted inEnergy News Roundup

Legal fights continue as reroute of Line 5 pipeline begins

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now March 11, 2026April 1, 2026
Posted inIndustry

Michigan accuses oil companies of blocking EVs, inflating power costs

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now February 10, 2026February 10, 2026
Posted inEnergy, Energy News Roundup, Industry, 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, 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, Energy News Roundup, Industry, 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, Energy News Roundup, Industry, 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

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Latest News

  • Bad River tribe, groups sue over waterway crossing approvals for Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute
    The Bad River tribe and environmental groups are again suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over decisions that allow work to move forward on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute at four waterway crossings.
  • Canada celebrates Gordie Howe bridge opening — without Michigan — amid tariff riff
    Canadian officials celebrated the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, honoring the Detroit Red Wings legend and marking the completion of a project more than two decades in the making.
  • 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.

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