Category: Climate change
Deloitte Complicit In Indefensible Brampton Hydrogen Bus CUTRIC Study
In one of my articles related to the debacle that is Canada’s transit think tank CUTRIC’s guidance and modeling on bus fleet decarbonization, especially the Brampton fleet report that was off by about $1.5 billion on a $9 billion price tag, I shared the open letter to the Board I’d … [continued]
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Safe Drinking Water Act turns 50
Fifty years ago, on December 16, 1974, Ford clinched a public health victory when he signed a bill that joined the pantheon of federal environmental protection laws enacted that decade.Today, the country still reaps the benefits from the Safe Drinking Water Act. Most Americans are provided high-quality water from their taps.
HVDC Transmission Between Europe & North America Makes Fiscal Sense
As someone who spends a lot of time looking at HVDC electricity interconnectors globally, and holding the position that HVDC is the new pipeline, I’m very pleased with the latest Ember report, Security and efficiency: The case for connecting Europe and North America. Let’s step back. I’m sure many of … [continued]
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All-electric recycling trucks will replace some diesel garbage trucks in SE Michigan
A $4.4 million EPA grant will pay for 15 EV heavy-duty trucks used for picking up recycled goods, replacing diesel trucks in some communities in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties.
Agricultural runoff damages water and kills wildlife. Is a drainage stopper the solution?
Drainage systems carry away excess water, but they also take fertilizers that can fuel harmful algal blooms. Researchers, companies, and farmers are deploying systems that can control that flow.
$50M in state funds for proposed UP copper mine clears another hurdle
A state House panel approved funding Wednesday to help a Canadian company build a copper mine near Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in the Upper Peninsula.
Stateside: Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024
Today, a Michigan economist who studies consumer habits talks about what’s going on this holiday season, and the outlook for next year. Also, ecologist David Strayer pulls back the curtain on the most interesting ecosystem you’ve never seen on a poster: life in fresh water.
Fight over special assessment to rebuild mid-Michigan dams reaches state Court of Appeals
The Three-judge panel is promising to quickly issue an opinion
EPA restricts use of chemicals used in dry cleaning, brake cleaners
The EPA has banned all uses of tricholoroethylene (TCE) and most uses of perchloroethylene (PCE). Those are cancer-causing chemicals used in a variety of consumer products and industrial processes.
Legislation would restore a portion of MI’s environmental protection act
Surface and groundwater protection is covered under Part 31 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act. The Legislature prohibited the then-Department of Environmental Quality from making new rules under Part 31 after December 31, 2006.That is still the case.During the current lame duck session, the Legislature is considering bills would lift that ban on making rules for — what is today — the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).