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Public hearing draws on big questions about Upper Peninsula copper mining

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Public hearing draws on big questions about Upper Peninsula copper mining

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.

In Gogebic County, on the western end of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, towering old-growth evergreens carpet the landscape as it rolls down toward the deep blue of Lake Superior.

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The race for clean energy is local

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The race for clean energy is local

By Emily Jones and Gautama Mehta, Grist

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The U.S. power grid is at a critical crossroads. Electricity generation, like every other industry, needs to rid itself of fossil fuels if the country is to play its role in combating the climate crisis — a transition that will have to happen even as energy providers scramble to meet what they claim is an unprecedented spike in electricity demand, attributed to the rise of AI.

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London Free Press

Longtime Indigenous broadcaster Dan Smoke mourned: ‘Transformative’

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Longtime Indigenous broadcaster and educator Dan Smoke, who hosted Smoke Signals with his wife for decades, has died.   Smoke’s wife, Mary Lou Smoke, announced the death of “the love of her life,” due to complications of pneumonia and Type 2 diabetes, in a Facebook post Monday.   “Dan committed his life to helping all people,” […]

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Baby flown to London hospital, woman charged with assault: Police

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Hanover police have charged a 23-year-old North Bruce Peninsula woman after a four-month-old baby was treated for injuries in Hanover hospital’s emergency department before being flown to London for more treatment. Hanover police Chief Chris Knoll said in a statement that police were called early in the morning on Oct. 30 about the injured baby. […]