Category: Climate change
Ann Arbor Gelman plume designated an EPA Superfund site
The designation means the federal government will provide financial and technical help to clean up the groundwater plume.
MI Supreme Court hears Enbridge Line 5 arguments
In separate cases heard in back-to-back hearings by the Supreme Court, the plaintiffs argued the state has never fully analyzed the risks posed by a more than 70-year-old section of pipeline located in the Straits of Mackinac.
Stateside: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
A look into one of Michigan’s small, private, faith-based colleges that may sell its remaining campus to the University of Michigan. Then, concerns about disaster preparedness following last Friday’s deadly tornadoes in southwest Michigan. And, residents remember the impacts of the extreme ice storm that hit northern Michigan last year.
Buffering Batteries: The Grid Enhancing Technology No One Calls A GET
Buffering batteries placed near transmission constraints are rarely listed among grid enhancing technologies. The usual list includes advanced conductors, dynamic line rating, and power flow control devices. All of those technologies increase the instantaneous capacity of transmission lines. Batteries do not do that. A battery cannot turn a 500 MW … [continued]
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Geoengineering The Gulf Of Maine
Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute are studying ways to reduce ocean acidification near Cape Cod.
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