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DetroitEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature DetroitJohn HartigLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Great Lakes Moment: From the Rouge River to Persian Gulf, oil spill cleanups are handled by a Detroit company
-Marine Pollution Control was founded in Detroit in 1967 as the first oil spill cleanup company in the Great Lakes and one of the very first in the nation.
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CollaborationEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
Deja vu — former Michigan elected official leads national energy policy, again
-A Senate committee approved former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s nomination as Secretary of Energy by a 13-4 vote on Feb. 3. A full Senate vote is pending.
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APDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndianaLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
Indiana lawmakers debate environmental regulation, rollbacks
-While some measures could bring reductions to Indiana’s carbon emissions and make stricter penalties for polluters, others would spur regulatory rollbacks that could have long-lasting and damaging effects.
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Drinking WaterDrinking Water News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingGroundwater ContaminationIllinoisIndianaInfrastructureLake MichiganLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsWisconsin
Drinking Water News Roundup: Dispute between two Waukeshas over Lake Michigan diversion, Ontario infrastructure grants
-Catch the latest drinking water updates with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
2 nuke plants, 1 bribery scandal, no answers: Towns on edge
-The uncertainty surrounding the future of both Ohio plants — Davis-Besse near Toledo and Perry near Cleveland — has created a new wave of anxiety that is stretching into another year after state lawmakers put off deciding whether to repeal the bailout.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingLatest NewsMichiganNews
With Line 5 closure, a ‘game of chicken’ over how to heat Upper Peninsula
-Weaning the U.P. of its dependence on Line 5 will likely require investments in rail or truck-based transport. But a month after the order for Enbridge to shutter Line 5 by May, a Plan B for propane has yet to emerge.
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Wisconsin climate task force releases its recommendations
-The report from the task force includes 55 recommendations designed to adapt to climate change and limit its negative impacts while also seeking to improve the economy.
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Energy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNews
Energy News Roundup: Recognition of tribal treaties, Michigan Green Bank, former Upper Peninsula mine sites
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.
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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsOhio
Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: Climate Jobs Illinois, Line 3, natural gas in Minnesota
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly headline roundup.