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The Metro: The future of renewable energy, utility industry in Michigan

The Metro, John Filbrandt, Sam Corey January 21, 2025

Since the 1970s, our energy bills have been going up. Year after year, utility companies like DTE have been asking...

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A bin of freshly-caught whitefish.
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‘A crisis’: Lake whitefish survey paints an even more dire picture

Ellie Katz January 20, 2025

One scientist thinks lake whitefish could disappear from certain parts of the Great Lakes within the next five years.That’s the...

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Shelters prepare as extreme cold expected to hit Michigan

Rachel Mintz January 17, 2025

Next week’s very cold temperatures might provide a good excuse for some Michiganders to curl up at home with a...

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State Rep. Karl Bohnak (left) and Rep. David Prestin discuss RICE generator legislation.
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House bills would exempt UP gas generators in clean energy legislation

Colin Jackson January 16, 2025

Michigan House Republicans are renewing an effort to count around a dozen Upper Peninsula natural gas generators as clean energy....

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Detroit Evening Report: Duggan announces two more neighborhoods for city’s solar initiative

Bre'Anna Tinsley January 9, 2025

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Wednesday announced two more east side neighborhoods as finalists for phase two of the city's...

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An image of the home test kit taking a sample of blood to be sent to a lab. There it will be analyzed for several types of PFAS.
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State adds two new ‘areas of interest’ for possible PFAS contamination

Sarah Cwiek December 27, 2024

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has designated two new sites as “areas of interest” for potential...

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An all-electric recycling truck in Madison, Wisconsin. Similar trucks will be operating in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties.
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All-electric recycling trucks to replace some diesel garbage trucks in southeast Michigan

Lester Graham December 26, 2024

Some counties in Michigan will be swapping out diesel garbage trucks for all-electric recycling trucks.In Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties,...

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“This illegal discharge in the river was a direct result of (Rajinder) Minhas, as the director in charge of this facility's dangerous daily operations," said Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
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Chemical company director criminally charged in connection with 2022 Flint River spill

Steve Carmody December 26, 2024

A chemical company director is facing a host of criminal charges related to a 2022 spill in the Flint River.Lockhart...

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A northern cardinal rests on a branch in winter.
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The National Audubon Christmas Bird Count is underway

Lester Graham December 23, 2024

What started out as a tradition to hunt and kill as many birds as possible, turned into something much different...

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The sun sets over the Au Sable River on July 30, 2022.
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Michigan’s outdoor economy continued growth in 2023, federal data shows

Michael Livingston December 23, 2024

Thousands of people set out to explore Michigan’s woods and water at the end of 2023.According to data from the U.S....

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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit unveils final designs for first 3 solar neighborhoods

Bre'Anna Tinsley December 19, 2024

Detroit unveiled the final designs for the first three Solar Neighborhoods on Thursday.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on Apple...

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Members of Teamsters Local 283 picket outside the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Southwest Detroit on Oct. 24, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: Marathon refinery workers end 3-month strike with new 7-year agreement

Sascha Raiyn December 17, 2024

The UAW strike has gotten much bigger. Plus, several family-friendly activities are available around Detroit this weekend. Those stories and...

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