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Ontario is subsidizing an energy project in Georgian Bay despite expert advice

by The Narwhal November 4, 2025December 8, 2025

An internal memo from Ontario’s electricity system operator outlines concerns with TC Energy’s large pumped storage proposal in Meaford.

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, 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, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Planet Detroit, Region

Great Lakes energy bills are rising: Federal cuts could add to the pain

by Brian Allnutt July 14, 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, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Science, Technology, Research

What will the rise of floating solar panels mean for wildlife?

by Grist June 24, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

A guide to the federal review of the Line 5 tunnel

by Interlochen Public Radio June 23, 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, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, 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

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    Salt used to remove ice from roadways is collecting in Simcoe's watershed — a source of drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people.
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    Over the next six months, the Army Corps predicts water levels will stay below long-term averages on all Great Lakes, except possibly Lake Ontario.
  • Shipwreck hunter discovers sunken 150-year-old luxury liner off the coast of Wisconsin
    The Great Lakes are seeing a "golden age" of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.

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