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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Owen Sound Owen Sound Sun Times

Regional unemployment rate at 3.9 per cent in November

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The unemployment rate in the region decreased by 0.4 points to 3.9 per cent in November. According to the latest figures for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region, employment increased by 4,600 jobs, with part-time job gains of 4,800 offsetting full-time job losses of 200. Meanwhile, the provincial unemployment rate decreased 0.7 percentage points this month […]

Clean Technica

You’d Really Miss Renewables This Winter If They Weren’t Available

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Solar and wind power have a lot going for them. They ease global warming stress and its climate consequences. They don’t cost as fossil fuels at utility scale, and they’re a lot less harmful to people’s health than fossil fuels. Of all of these reasons to favor solar and wind … [continued]

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Clean Technica Michigan

More Than 40 New EV Fast Chargers Planned For Detroit

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It was just about two weeks ago that 201 new EV chargers were announced for installation at Michigan apartment complexes. Another EV charger installation project in Michigan was just announced — over 40 fast chargers in Detroit. The first site is in Canton, Michigan, at a property owned by the … [continued]

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