Blog tagged as Environment

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.