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Energy News Roundup: States rebrand energy to meet electricity targets, Ohio legislation to declare nuclear power as ‘green energy’

Kathy Johnson — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:33:19 +0000

Keep up with energy-related developments in the Great Lakes area with Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.

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Illinois

Chicago-area startup banks on ethanol-fueled trucking as alternative to battery electric — Energy News Network

A Chicago-area startup develops technology to retrofit diesel engines to run on ethanol, betting that it’s a faster path to decarbonize heavy-duty trucking than waiting for electric replacements.

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Energy News Roundup: Vision for green energy in underserved communities, nationwide burst of clean energy jobs

Kathy Johnson — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 13:00:06 +0000

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Illinois

Illinois wants Spire to show it shouldn’t be held in contempt over its embattled pipeline — St.

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Energy News Roundup: Opposition over solar development in Illinois, excessive heat in Detroit

Kathy Johnson — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:57:29 +0000

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Illinois

Will County solar boom not entirely welcomed — Herald-News

Some Illinois local officials say a recent state law limits their ability to block commercial solar developments amid landowner opposition.

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‘Solar grazing’ is a way for farmers and solar companies to use land. But there are challenges

Interlochen Public Radio — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:06:24 +0000

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.

Along busy M-72 in Traverse City, rows of huge solar panels gleam in the sun.

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Michigan lawmakers pledge ‘full support’ for reopening Palisades nuclear plant

Bridge Michigan — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:58:56 +0000

By Kelly House Bridge Michigan

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

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Energy News Roundup: Illinois house passes ethics bill, EPA rule in Indiana

Kathy Johnson — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:32:43 +0000

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Illinois

House passes bill to bar officials convicted of corruption from holding public office — Capitol News Illinois

Illinois lawmakers advance an ethics bill barring anyone convicted of certain crimes while in office from serving again, two weeks after guilty verdicts were handed down in the “ComEd Four” trial.

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U.S. Pushes Farmers to Develop A New Crop: Energy

Circle of Blue — Tue, 02 May 2023 20:56:07 +0000

By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue

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Energy News Roundup: Line 5 negotiations in Michigan, funding for clean energy in Illinois

Kathy Johnson — Tue, 02 May 2023 18:37:52 +0000

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Illinois

Chicago’s Blacks in Green gets a major boost from a $10 million EPA grant — Energy News Network

Chicago’s Blacks in Green receives a five-year, $10 million U.S.

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Company seeks first-time restart of shuttered nuclear plant

The Associated Press — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 19:00:00 +0000

By John Flesher, Associated Press

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A company that tears down closed nuclear power plants wants to do in Michigan what has never been done in the U.S.: restore a dead one to life.

Holtec Decommissioning International bought the Palisades Nuclear Generating Station last June for the stated purpose of dismantling it, weeks after previous owner Entergy shut it down.

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U.S. Counts on “Climate-Smart” Farms to Slow Global Warming

Circle of Blue — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 18:00:01 +0000

By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue

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