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A Change in Power, Part 4: Tapping into renewable energy out West
The transition to cleaner energy in Michigan could get an assist through transmission lines to renewable energy from solar and wind in the Great Plains states.
A Change in Power, Part 4: Tapping into renewable energy out West
The transition to cleaner energy in Michigan could get an assist through transmission lines to renewable energy from solar and wind in the Great Plains states.
A Change in Power, Part 2: Keeping the lights on
The reliability of electric power and the resilience of the grid are major obstacles to the transition to clean energy as Michigan law requires. The mostly wood and wire grid in some places is a century old.
Army Corps to fast track review of Line 5 tunnel project
The federal review of the Line 5 tunnel project will be sped up through new emergency procedures under an executive order from President Donald Trump.
US Army Corps decides to fast-track Great Lakes tunnel permits under Trump energy emergency order
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes. The decision is stoking environmentalists’ fears that the project will escape scrutiny.