Don’t expect big new efforts to shut down Line 5 when Democrats take control. Those on both sides of the issue say the pipeline’s fate is now in the hands of a federal judge and President Joe Biden.
Kelly House
Kelly House covers Michigan's environment for Bridge Michigan, with a focus on the Great Lakes, climate change, industrial pollution, water quality and wildlife. She joined Bridge in March 2020 after reporting for the Oregonian, where her coverage earned national honors and sparked efforts to better protect Oregon's natural resources. Kelly holds a master's degree in environmental law from Lewis & Clark Law School and a bachelor's in journalism from Michigan State University.
Kelly grew up in Harrison and is based in Lansing.
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Feds deny funding to reopen Michigan’s Palisades nuclear plant
The denial permanently eliminates 800 megawatts of emissions-free power from Michigan’s grid, hindering the state’s efforts to go carbon neutral. But nuclear detractors cheered the move, citing safety fears at the aging plant.
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Michigan’s outdoor recreation boom is becoming a business boom
A new study finds that Michigan’s outdoor recreation economy grew by 15.4 percent last year, more than double the growth of the state’s overall economy.
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Uncertainty for Michigan rivers, residents as Consumers reconsiders its 13 dams
The century-old dams are expensive to maintain, generate little energy and are generally harmful to rivers and native fish. But their reservoirs bring boaters, visitors and lake houses that help support small communities.
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With wolf plan complete, Michiganders lobby state on possibility of a hunt
Though wolf hunting is banned at the federal level, hunting advocates want Michigan to lay the groundwork for a hunt should federal protections end. Wolf advocates say there’s no justification for doing so.
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2022 Michigan election updates: See all of today's Bridge news stories
Follow along Nov. 9 after the Nov. 8 vote for live updates on Michigan’s election news, including analysis from Twitter and cable networks, and updates from Bridge Michigan reporters across the state.
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DTE wants to quit coal by 2035. Some in Michigan say that’s not fast enough
The energy utility plans to lean into natural gas after shutting down coal plants, a move that has irked some clean energy advocates.
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Benton Harbor lead line replacement nears completion
Four years from the onset of the city’s lead-in-water crisis, crews have removed 99 percent of lead service lines from the city’s water delivery system.
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Nonprofit buys 31,000 forested acres by Copper Harbor to keep land public
The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental group, has paid a New York hedge fund more than $27 million for part of the land, with another purchase to come. The deal appears to put an end to fears of privatization of timberland long open to the public.
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State lawyers to appeal dismissals of Flint water crisis criminal charges
Prosecutors in the Michigan Attorney General’s office say they will argue a circuit court judge erred when she dismissed criminal charges against seven former public officials.