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Category: Energy News Roundup

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

More energy news as a bribery trial begins in Ohio for two former utility executives and burning trash and wood for electricity can now qualify as carbon-free in Minnesota.

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
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ohio, Region

After six years, Ohio moves to end coal bailouts that have been in place since bribery scandal

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now May 7, 2025November 8, 2025

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    Changes in wetlands policy and reductions in funding mean flooding will worsen.

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