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Major federal funding aims to speed transition to clean energy in the rural Midwest
-A rural electric cooperative that serves Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin is getting more than $570 million to develop four wind solar installations and four wind power installations.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageLatest NewsLisa John RogersNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPFAS Roundup: Four Great Lakes’s states selected to test residents annually for environmental chemical exposure
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in the Great Lakes region.
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Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsMichigan’s ambitious clean energy laws face a peninsula-sized hurdle
-Natural gas power plants put in place just five years ago to replace coal in the state’s Upper Peninsula are now a conundrum for regulators.
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Palisades nuclear relaunch gets more subsidies in Michigan — and more backlash
-The federal government will provide more than $600 million to help two rural electricity cooperatives buy money from the nuclear plant. While proponents celebrate, anti-nuclear activists say the money could be better spent elsewhere.
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Gun Lake Tribe Releases Lake Sturgeon into Kalamazoo River for 2024 Nmé Celebration
-A couple hundred people gathered to witness the release of the sturgeon, known as nmé to the Potawatomi, with many children participating by helping to release the fish by hand.
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Equity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIndianaLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice25 years after a major toxic lead cleanup, westside neighbors still don’t feel safe
-Residents want more soil testing to prevent future harm from contamination that’s plagued their neighborhood for decades.
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AgricultureFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsinFarmers turn to ‘predator-proof’ fences to deter wolves in northern Wisconsin
-So far, no wolves have killed livestock within the fences on farms where they’ve been installed.
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Cheryl Porter’s vision for the future of water
-With 28 years of experience in the water sector, Cheryl Porter shares her inspiring journey from junior chemist in Detroit to leading the American Water Works Association.
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AdvocacyEquity and Environmental JusticeLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeThe StatesMichigan advocates hail ‘groundbreaking’ settlement to civil rights complaint over hazardous waste facility
-New requirements to consider cumulative impacts in hazardous waste facility licensing could represent a shift in state permitting practices.
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Feature HomepageFoodForests and PlantsHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchForaged Fruit and Nuts: Wild Apples & Abundant Acorns
-Autumn brings with it a bounty of fruits and nuts that often go unnoticed in our modern culinary landscape. Among the most abundant and overlooked are acorns and wild apples.
