Blog categorized as Environment

Polluter Pay Bills Introduced In Both Chambers 

10/26/23 02:35 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Polluter Pay Bills Introduced In Both Chambers 

(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)
Panel Passes 100 Percent 'Clean Energy' Standard By 2040 
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 Dems Move 100% Clean Date To 2040 In New Proposal 
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.

Weather Power Outages Remain Steady In Michigan 

08/30/23 01:57 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Weather Power Outages Remain Steady In Michigan 
Seven tornados ranging from EF0 to EF2 blew through Michigan Aug. 24, knocking out power to 134,000 DTE and Consumers Energy customers.

EGLE's Rules On PFAS Invalidated By Court

08/24/23 01:23 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
EGLE's Rules On PFAS Invalidated By Court
The Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE)’s new set of rules regulating permissible levels of PFAS in drinking water were ruled invalid by the Court of Appeals on the grounds that the required regulatory impact statements didn’t properly account for total costs to businesses.