Category: Michigan Public
Environmental groups take Trump administration to court over order to keep old coal plant running
Nine environmental groups are taking the Department of Energy to court to end its order to keep the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant open past Consumers Energy’s planned closure date.
Radioactive waste once destined for Wayne County will go to Texas instead
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided to ship low-level radioactive waste from the World War II-era Manhattan Project to a site in Texas instead of Wayne Disposal.
Feds give key approvals in effort to restart nuclear reactor near Lake Michigan
Operators can now load fuel into the Palisades Nuclear Plant’s reactor, though its owner still needs to pass more regulatory hurdles before it can come back online.
Environmental group says EGLE is not looking at all the risks of a Line 5 tunnel
The National Wildlife Federation says Michigan’s environment department should fully review what damage drilling the tunnel for a new pipeline segment might cause.
NRC close to decision on Palisades re-opening, environmental coalition vows to fight
The owner of a shut-down nuclear power plant in southwest Michigan could try to bring it back online by the end of the year.