Great Lakes Echo

Michigan allocates $77 million to clean thousands of contaminated sites

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By Clara Lincolnhol

Michigan is pouring $77 million into clean-up of contaminated abandoned real estate such as former factories. The director of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy says the goal is to make the cleaned-up sites safe for housing, commercial developments and other uses.

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Trump EPA Opens Door for More Haze Pollution in Texas, Benefiting Wealthy Utilities

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Texas — Today the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved two do-nothing haze pollution plans from the Texas government, ignoring public pleas for EPA to reduce the harmful haze pollution that clouds Texas skies year round and makes people sick. Wealthy coal plant owners — like NRG and Luminant — now have permission … [continued]

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Kia PBV Experience Center — One Off? Or New Thing?

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Kia has launched what it calls a “PBV Experience Center” as part of a strategy to “accelerate its global PBV business.” This experience center is in South Korea, Kia’s home base. Is this a notable worldwide launch? That seems to be implied, given it’s on Kia’s global press center. Or … [continued]

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