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After six years, Ohio moves to end coal bailouts that have been in place since bribery scandal

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After six years, Ohio moves to end coal bailouts that have been in place since bribery scandal

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Just shy of six years since the passage of Ohio’s infamous House Bill 6, a more than $1 billion coal and nuclear bailout at the center of the largest bribery and money laundering scandal in state history, state lawmakers approved a bill that would repeal the coal subsidy House Bill 6 established.

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Musk fails to flip top Wisconsin court amid Tesla lawsuit over dealerships

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Musk fails to flip top Wisconsin court amid Tesla lawsuit over dealerships

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Elon Musk poured more than $20 million into Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race. The most expensive judicial election in state history — and possibly costliest state supreme court election ever — came as Musk’s company, Tesla, sued to open dealerships in Wisconsin.

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Michigan EV industry on a knife-edge as energy project delays mount across region

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Michigan EV industry on a knife-edge as energy project delays mount across region

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Michigan’s investments in electric vehicle manufacturing are in jeopardy following what the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency called the “most consequential day of deregulation in U.S.

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Oil and gas projects fast-tracked, while Minnesota Power plans to quit fossil fuels

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Oil and gas projects fast-tracked, while Minnesota Power plans to quit fossil fuels

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Hundreds of energy projects may have their permits fast-tracked by the Trump administration, including Enbridge’s tunnel for Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac and a roughly $1 billion gas plant in Superior.

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