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Environmental Hazards Flagged As Reason For Polluter Pay

02/16/24 10:38 AM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Environmental Hazards Flagged As Reason For Polluter Pay
An electroplating chemical spill in Warren’s Bear Creek drain and the spotting of a “mysterious corrosive ooze” seeping out of the ground of a former steel facility in Riverview were propped up as examples by environmentalists and local officials as reasons for new polluter pay laws in Michigan.

Line 5 Pipeline Gets MPSC's Blessing 

12/04/23 04:37 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Line 5 Pipeline Gets MPSC's Blessing 
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved on Friday a plan by Enbridge to replace the segment of the Line 5 pipeline crossing the Straits of Mackinac with a concrete tunnel, on the condition that the replacement will undergo additional safety testing and standards.

Revamped Solar Siting Bills Sent To Senate Floor 

11/08/23 12:46 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Revamped Solar Siting Bills Sent To Senate Floor 
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.

Senate Dems OK With Preexisting Municipal Incinerators

10/31/23 03:15 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Senate Dems OK With Preexisting Municipal Incinerators
Facilities turning municipal trash into energy, like locally-run trash incinerators, would be permitted under Senate Democrats' "clean energy" legislation if they're operating ahead of the bills' effective date.

100% 'Clean Energy' By 2040 Passes Senate

10/27/23 02:52 PM By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
100% 'Clean Energy' By 2040 Passes Senate
Electric companies need to run 100% on "clean energy" – which includes nuclear power and methane digesters controlling organic waste decomposition – by 2040 under an expansive energy reform package driven by Senate Democrats.
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