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An environmental group says many utilities are operating their coal-burning power plants at a loss for long periods, with increased costs to customers and the environment
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On today's episode, we sat down with Danielle Atkinson to learn about Black women's political organizing efforts in Michigan, learned about the impact of Canadian wildfires on Michigan air quality from Keith Matheny, and heard from two of Michigan's candidates to replace Debbie Stabenow for U.S. Senate.
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Across the state, more than 100 rural communities like Milan Township have passed ordinances banning large-scale solar and wind projects on agricultural land, often involving recall elections of local leaders. A new state law could force them to rethink their opposition — or submit to the state's permitting authority.
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Eleven beaches across Michigan were closed over the weekend due to high bacteria levels.
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The city released rate estimates for a sustainable energy utility, an optional public utility on the ballot in November.
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Michigan gets a $129 million US EPA grant to assist local governments and tribes in siting, zoning, and permitting utility-scale renewable energy projects.
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Hotter days make heat exhaustion a greater hazard for kids. Hotter days also can mean more ozone pollution and that leads to lung impairments. Unusual weather events, particularly storms that cause flooding, add stress to children's lives.
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Formed in 1908, The Fisher Body Company built car bodies for the automakers before they made their own. Now the abandoned Fisher Body Plant 21 building at the intersection of I-75 & I-94 is getting new life.
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Large-scale battery storage helps maximize solar and wind energy, which often produce more energy than needed at the time. Jolt Energy Storage Technologies is raising $5.6 million to fund its first pilot project to prove that its flow battery technology can be a sustainable, inexpensive solution to the need for energy storage for utilities as well as other uses.
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According to EGLE, issues at the US Ecology South facility included “problems with waste screening procedures, failures of internal controls, and structural damage to waste treatment tanks and drum storage areas.”
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Today, changing our single-use lives. We’re finding out how Michigan is coping with changes in recycling… and what happens to stuff you throw in the bin. Then, interpreting the top-of-mind issues during the Republican National Convention this week. Plus, the co-creator of FOUND magazine takes his show on the road.
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Michigan wants more roads paved using recycled tires. The practice is not widespread, in part because the technology behind it has only recently improved.