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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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How are science and tradition saving sturgeon?
-The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians has revolutionized how lake sturgeon are raised.
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Points North: The Good Thief?
-Tom Farnquist is in the business of preserving underwater artifacts and displaying them in the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. The problem is, a lot of those artifacts were technically stolen from the State of Michigan. And one day, the state notices.
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Great Lakes Moment: Creating a U.S. Great Lakes Waterfront Trail
-A new trail system aims to connect eight states, communities and ecosystems along the world’s largest freshwater system.
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Wildfire smoke from Canadian blazes threatens Detroit air quality
-Michigan issues air quality advisory due to smoke from wildfires in Canada’s Manitoba province, where 17,000 people are under evacuation orders.
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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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‘Forever chemicals’ found nationwide in Canada, CBC map shows
-More PFAS news: Michigan lawmakers propose free testing for kids, while Illinois advises private well owners to test for contamination.
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Illinois wants to protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp. A toxic mess stands in the way.
-The state plans to build a barrier to keep out the carp. But first it has to deal with the legacy of pollution at the construction site.
