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Izzy Ross

Jim Lively has a local food market just minutes from the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northern Michigan. He’s waiting for the federal money he was promised so he can put solar on the roof and offset the costs of opening up a campsite for RVs in this field.
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Farmers and business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’re still waiting for the money

Izzy Ross, Katie Myers, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Emily Jones March 25, 2025

Editor's note: This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization; BPR, a public radio station...

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The Palisades Nuclear Plant sits on the shore of Lake Michigan, in Covert Township.
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A rural energy co-op in northern Michigan wants a nuclear revival

Izzy Ross January 27, 2025

The historic restart of a shuttered nuclear power plant is planned for later this year on the shores of Lake...

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The Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.'s natural gas station in Negaunee Township, which came online in 2019.
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Michigan aims to tackle clean energy goals in Upper Peninsula

Izzy Ross August 27, 2024

Michigan’s new climate laws require utilities to transition to entirely “clean” electricity sources by 2040. As the state’s Public Service Commission figures...

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Lake Superior is warming fast. Its national parks are starting work to cut fossil fuels

Izzy Ross March 12, 2024

As national parks around the country try to raise awareness about climate change, those around Lake Superior are taking steps...

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Mt. Holiday's hills covered with patchy snow the morning of Feb. 8, 2024.
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Warm winters are a wet blanket for small ski slopes in northern Michigan

Izzy Ross February 21, 2024

It’s around 8 a.m. on an early February morning at Mt. Holiday, a small ski area in Traverse City. The...

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