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Tackling environmental racism in Chemical Valley

by The Narwhal February 13, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Trump tries to block EV charger money — again. Michigan impact ‘clear as mud’

by Bridge Michigan February 11, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Iced out? Research on the Great Lakes goes ahead amid funding chaos.

by Grist February 10, 2025
Posted inFeatured, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Life on the frontlines of Ontario’s critical mineral boom

by The Narwhal January 21, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

He’ll try, but Trump can’t stop the clean energy revolution

by Grist November 12, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate Change, Featured, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change

by The Conversation November 8, 2024November 8, 2025
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4 things to know about a youth-led court case against Ontario’s climate plans

by The Narwhal November 6, 2024
Posted inClimate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Featured, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Science, Technology, Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

Trump Wins, Planet Loses

by Grist November 6, 2024
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Wisconsin

Public hearing draws on big questions about Upper Peninsula copper mining

by Interlochen Public Radio November 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments

The race for clean energy is local

by Grist November 5, 2024November 8, 2025

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