Blog categorized as Environment

Enviros Argue MPSC Screwed Up In Greenlighting Line 5 Tunnel 

01/15/25 05:31 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Enviros Argue MPSC Screwed Up In Greenlighting Line 5 Tunnel 
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) screwed up when it barred evidence as it considered whether to allow the Great Lakes Tunnel Project to house Line 5, multiple attorneys told an appeals panel Tuesday.

MEC Pumps Brakes On Gaylord Solar Lease Hysteria 

01/09/25 12:17 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MEC Pumps Brakes On Gaylord Solar Lease Hysteria 
Republican legislators are up in arms about the Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) proposal to lease 420 acres of Otsego County land for a solar energy farm.

Lockhart Chemical Director Facing Felonies Related To 2022 Flint River Oil Spill 

12/26/24 11:54 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Lockhart Chemical Director Facing Felonies Related To 2022 Flint River Oil Spill 
The director of Lockhart Chemical Company is facing 39 felonies and misdemeanor charges related to the 2022 Flint River oil spill.

Opt Out Of Rec Passport Moves 

12/06/24 12:29 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Opt Out Of Rec Passport Moves 
The three-bill package designed to raise more revenue for state parks would require drivers to opt-out of the recreational passport when renewing their vehicle tabs every year.

McCann's Bottle Bill Flattened By Environmentalists 

11/18/24 12:43 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
McCann's Bottle Bill Flattened By Environmentalists 
The latest proposal to ask voters to expand the state's 10-cent bottle bill to include other containers received a thumbs-down from the Michigan Environmental Council, which doesn't like that the proceeds from the measure would be used to expand recycling capacity and not environmental cleanup.