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Michigan Gov. Whitmer doesn’t back down from fight to force Enbridge Line 5 shutdown Updated May 12, 2021; Michigan is facing mounting opposition to its efforts to shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline, but the governor is showing no signs of surrender. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on the eve of the the shutdown deadline issued a letter to Enbridge Vice President Vern Yu. In it, she wrote that she’s confident the state will prevail in court and intends to pursue any profits Enbridge earns fr...

LANSING, MI--   State Reps. Beau LaFave, Sara Cambensy, John Damoose, and Greg Markkanen, along with State Sens. Ed McBroom and Wayne Schmidt on Friday responded to a TV 6 report stating the governor had included them in her reopening metrics. TV 6 on Thursday reported that “the governor’s office says all four U.P. lawmakers were part of the discussion” on her “Vacc to Normal” plan, but that is not true. None of the six Upper Peninsula legislators were given the opportunity to contr...

Grand Rapids Business Journal Public-private effort is intended to spark ‘recycling and recovery’ economy with $97M investment, including $4.9M in grants. Courtesy Schupan Recycling Leaders of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) and several public and private stakeholders convened in April to unveil a collaborative effort to spark a “recycling and recovery” economy in the state. In a virtual presentation April 19, EGLE joined with the Michigan Chamber o...

Maryland sues waste management company for $2.1M over river pollution The state claims Columbia-based Ecology Services Inc. operated without a permit and violated a stormwater discharge agreement for a site in Pasadena. As reported by the Capital Gazette, the state of Maryland has sued a Columbia-based Ecology Services Inc. for an estimated $2.1 million on claims that the company operated without a permit for most of last year and violated a stormwater discharge agreement at a site in Pasadena...

Bay City modifies agreements with United Bridge Partners to focus on leasing Independence and Liberty bridges Updated 12:34 PM; Today 12:34 PM Fishermen near the Independence Bridge on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Bay City approved changes to the agreement with UBP for the Independence and Liberty Bridges on Monday, April 19.Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com Facebook Share BAY CITY, MI - The Bay City Commission approved two modifications to its agreements with the private company that is preparing to take ...

SOM EGLE, Michigan Chamber of Commerce and more than 30 partners join with bipartisan lawmakers to announce NextCycle Michigan EGLE, Michigan Chamber of Commerce and more than 30 partners join with bipartisan lawmakers to announce NextCycle Michigan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Largest collaborative effort in state history to spark recycling and recovery economy Leaders of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) joined today with the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, bipa...

Apr 15, 2021 MARQUETTE — The fifth in a series of webinars organized as the U.P. Clean Energy Conference will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Friday via Zoom. There is no cost for the conference, visit https://www.upcleanenergy.org to register. The conference objective is to leverage recommendations from the U.P. Energy Task Force report that was submitted to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on March 31 as “a catalyst for a more self-reliant, sustainable and affordable U.P. energy future,” according t...

Apr 14, 2021 HOUGHTON — The fifth in a series of webinars organized as the U.P. Clean Energy Conference will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Eastern time Friday, via Zoom. There is no cost for the conference. The conference objective is to leverage recommendations from the U.P. Energy Task Force report that was submitted to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on March 31 as a catalyst for a more self-reliant, sustainable and affordable U.P. energy future. The event will feature two panel sessions, leading of...

CBC Radios The House: Lock down, open up, repeat On this week’s show: ER doctor Lisa Salamon and molecular virologist Marc-André Langlois weigh in on the variant-driven surge of COVID-19 cases across much of Canada. Plus: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh discusses his party’s policy convention. A Michigan state senator reacts to the potential shutdown of the Line 5 pipeline. And The House looks at two proposals up for debate in next week’s Liberal and NDP conventions — universal basic income a...

LANSING — Upper Peninsula lawmakers issued the following statement after state officials announced their latest attack on Line 5 with the so-called MI Propane