Category: Michigan Public
Opponents and supporters working to influence EGLE permits decisions on Enbridge Line 5 tunnel proposal
Those for and those against constructing a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac are making their cases. A comment period for the necessary permits from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy ends this Friday.
Hazardous waste bills pass Michigan Senate
The Michigan Senate voted Tuesday to prevent certain radioactive materials from being disposed of in the state.The legislation would also more than double fees for dumping hazardous waste.
SE Michigan updated drinking water monitoring provides real-time data
The upgraded system stretches between roughly Port Huron and Monroe, along Lake Saint Clair between Lakes Huron and Erie. Water treatment plant operators can now continuously monitor water for signs of potential contamination.
Palisades nuclear power plant returns to “operating status” three years after shutdown
Operating status means the plant is allowed to receive new nuclear fuel. It is not yet generating power. It is the first nuclear plant in the U.S. to ever return to operations after going into decommissioning status.
How plants and fungi trade resources without a brain
Fungi and plants have something to teach humans about global trade and cooperation