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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

More energy news as Wisconsin becomes the latest state to board the nuclear power train and Michigan pauses disputed new energy efficiency standards for homes.

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This startup turns steel and aluminum waste into usable metals

by Canary Media June 18, 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
Posted inEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Northern Michigan program says to get discounted solar, sign up with your neighbor

by Interlochen Public Radio May 8, 2025
Posted inEnergy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Region

Oil and gas projects fast-tracked, while Minnesota Power plans to quit fossil fuels

by Nicole Pollack, Great Lakes Now March 5, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Authors, Drinking Water News Roundup, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Who We Are and What We Do

Energy News Roundup: Vision for green energy in underserved communities, nationwide burst of clean energy jobs

by Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now October 5, 2023
Posted inClimate Change, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Science, Technology, Research

DTE agrees to shut down coal-fired Monroe plant in 2032, three years ahead of schedule

by Planet Detroit July 13, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAP, Article, Climate Change, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Erie, News, Pennsylvania, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Pennsylvania appeals court order blocking climate plan

by The Associated Press July 12, 2022
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Alex Hill, Authors, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Lake Huron, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Who We Are and What We Do

Mapping the Great Lakes: Power up

by Alex Hill May 23, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Energy News Roundup, Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and Fracking, Indiana, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, Natasha Blakely, News, Ohio, Ontario, Region, Wisconsin

Energy News Roundup: New Indiana nuclear bill, Ontario doubles down on natural gas, Minnesota company credits renewables for low rates

by Natasha Blakely January 31, 2022

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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.
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    The Great Lakes are seeing a "golden age" of shipwreck discoveries, says Wisconsin maritime historian.

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