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Near westside residents have higher rates of lung disease, study says
-Residents want to know if the area’s industrial past is tied to Marion County health department study findings.
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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsTrump administration review backs controversial oil pipeline tunnel under Great Lakes’ Straits of Mackinac
-More energy news with a Michigan coal plant ordered to stay open and Ohio’s new energy law bringing big changes.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsFederal agency finds Great Lakes tunnel project poses ‘detrimental’ effects to water, wetlands
-The Army Corps says Line 5 project would pose short-term effects to surface water, as well as permanent wetland loss.
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Why an Ohio ban on settlements to close ‘base load’ power plants matters for clean energy
-House Bill 15 forbids settlements to close or curtail “base load” power plants, which exclude renewables. The law may pave the way for future fossil-fuel subsidies.
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Why the solar industry is counting Ohio’s newest energy law as a win
-Although legislators highlighted the law’s potential to spur “dispatchable” power like gas and nuclear, its tech-neutral incentives can benefit solar, too.
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Blue EconomyFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNewsThe Blue EconomyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDespite U.S. research resistance, Great Lakes aims to be Silicon Valley for water
-Business leaders want to export solutions to the world’s water problems.
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Blue EconomyFeature HomepageHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe Blue EconomyTribal Governments and First NationsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsThunder Bay is bringing its Great Lake shoreline back
-Decades of industrial pollution on Lake Superior has seen stretches of its shore deemed areas of environmental concern for both Canada and the U.S. A massive investment of time and money is letting nature return.
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Are data centers a threat to the Great Lakes?
-One of the poorest cities in Michigan has a proposed $3 billion data center as a potential lifeline — but environmentalists and locals warn of high costs to water, climate and community.
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AgricultureFeature HomepageGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe Blue EconomyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsConflict Over A Blockbuster Farm Chemical
-Use and safety of Roundup questioned in Michigan and Midwest.
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Blue EconomyCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsThe Blue EconomyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWill Congress and the President approve money to finish the Soo Lock expansion?
-The new lock at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie is in the third phase of construction. The megaproject is over budget and funds to finish the lock are uncertain.
