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Michigan judge halts Manhattan Project radioactive waste from landfill
A Wayne County judge has temporarily blocked shipments of waste to a landfill in southeast Michigan.
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Could parks and beaches replace coal plants in Michigan? Bay City may find out
At the former Dan E. Karn coal plant, a vision has emerged to replace smokestacks with solar panels and parks. Some hope to replicate the model amid a rush of coal plant closures.
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Michigan’s fall salmon migration run has begun. Anglers are salivating
Salmon have to move into rivers from the Great Lakes for autumn, a stunning show that gives anglers one last shot at their prize.
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Consumers Energy may get $770M from feds to fix century-old Michigan dams
The dam wars may intensify, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants the Michigan utility to apply for loans to upgrade old, unprofitable dams it is looking to unload. Conservationists cry foul.
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Fed up with geese, Michigan abandons relocation efforts. Next up: killing them
Geese are a conservation success and huge pain in many communities. So next year, Michigan officials will begin allowing some cities and lake associations to apply for permits to kill them.
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Palisades nuclear relaunch gets more subsidies in Michigan — and more backlash
The federal government will provide more than $600 million to help two rural electricity cooperatives buy money from the nuclear plant. While proponents celebrate, anti-nuclear activists say the money could be better spent elsewhere.
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Restoring Michigan rivers by cleaning up, removing crumbling dams
Michigan has been removing more of its obsolete dams in recent years to bring rivers back to their natural state. The process isn’t easy.
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Report: Michigan's weak pollution cleanups are costing future generations
By refusing to clean up their mess, researchers found, polluters are pushing untold costs and risk onto the public. And Michigan law allows it.
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As Consumers mulls selling 13 dams, some in Michigan fear another disaster
As it looks to exit the unprofitable hydropower business, Consumers is mulling offers from a handful of potential buyers. But hydro watchdogs warn that cut-rate sales of aging dams often come with hidden public costs.