Blog tagged as Energy

Enbridge To Appeal Shut Down Order

06/21/23 11:54 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Enbridge To Appeal Shut Down Order
Canadian-based Enbridge Energy will appeal a Wisconsin judge’s $5.15 million trespass ruling, which also calls for the company to remove its pipeline from an Indian tribe’s reservation within three years.

Enviros Push To Make MI 100% Carbon Free By '35

05/24/23 02:22 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Enviros Push To Make MI 100% Carbon Free By '35
Democratic lawmakers and clean energy advocates are charged up to transition Michigan to renewable energy.

Palisades Looking For $300M From State To Reopen

03/24/23 06:28 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Palisades Looking For $300M From State To Reopen
The Gov. Gretchen Whitmer administration is being asked to spend $300 million to cover the costs of reopening the Palisades nuclear power plant in Van Buren County's Covert Township, MIRS has learned.

Other States Ahead On Gas Tax Replacement

11/30/22 05:47 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Other States Ahead On Gas Tax Replacement
It may be time to add the abbreviation "VMT" to your legislative vocabulary. In a host of other states, the Vehicle Miles Traveled tax is getting a better workout than in Michigan, where the Governor has only begun to consider alternatives to the aging gas tax.

Feds Nix Bringing Palisades Nuclear Plant Back To Life

11/23/22 08:21 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Feds Nix Bringing Palisades Nuclear Plant Back To Life
Palisades Nuclear Generating Station is on the path to decommission after the U.S. Department of Energy denied an application for federal funding, and the plant won't likely reopen without an influx from the state.