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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.

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 ...

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.
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