Blog categorized as Environment

Revamped Solar Siting Bills Sent To Senate Floor

11/08/23 12:46 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)

Bills HB 5120 and HB 5121, which would allow the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to certify large-scale wind, solar and energy storage developments – and simultaneously barring local governments from regulating developments stricter than state standards – moved to the Senate floor Tuesday.

Polluter Pay Bills Introduced In Both Chambers

10/26/23 02:35 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)

(Source: MIRS.news, Published 10/25/2023) Sandy Wynn-Stelt, co-chair of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network, said her story in environmental advocacy began in 2016, when her husband, Joel, passed away from liver cancer.

"It was the following year I learned he had been drinking ...

Panel Passes 100 Percent 'Clean Energy' Standard By 2040

10/26/23 01:19 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)

The Senate Energy and Environment Committee voted out legislation Wednesday instructing utility providers in Michigan to run on 100 percent "clean energy" by 2040, permitting the use of nuclear energy and natural gas plants using carbon capture technology.

Senate Dems Move 100% Clean Date To 2040 In New Proposal

09/15/23 12:16 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)

Senate Democrats are changing their "Clean Energy Future Plan" to have utilities develop a "100% clean energy standard" by 2040 instead of the 2035 deadline that was originally proposed.