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Terry and Nancy Chamberlin drop off yet another load of wooden debris from their property in Alanson on April 25, 2025.
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Northern Michigan moves to clean up ice storm debris — by making energy

Izzy Ross May 5, 2025

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Interlochen Public Radio on April 30, 2025. At a giant dirt lot off a side...

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Khary Frazier of the nonprofit Soulardarity, at WDET Studios, March 19, 2025.
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The Metro: In the face of big utilities, how do residents have more power?

Robyn Vincent, The Metro March 19, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In metro Detroit, a quarter of low-income households pay more than...

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A construction site testing geothermal systems in Oregon
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Consumers Energy is looking into geothermal heating for homes

Bre'Anna Tinsley March 3, 2025

Consumers Energy is exploring the potential use of geothermal energy to heat and cool homes in some Michigan neighborhoods. The...

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The Palisades Nuclear Plant sits on the shore of Lake Michigan, in Covert Township.
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A rural energy co-op in northern Michigan wants a nuclear revival

Izzy Ross January 27, 2025

The historic restart of a shuttered nuclear power plant is planned for later this year on the shores of Lake...

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The Metro: The future of renewable energy, utility industry in Michigan

The Metro, John Filbrandt, Sam Corey January 21, 2025

Since the 1970s, our energy bills have been going up. Year after year, utility companies like DTE have been asking...

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State Rep. Karl Bohnak (left) and Rep. David Prestin discuss RICE generator legislation.
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House bills would exempt UP gas generators in clean energy legislation

Colin Jackson January 16, 2025

Michigan House Republicans are renewing an effort to count around a dozen Upper Peninsula natural gas generators as clean energy....

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Detroit Evening Report: Duggan announces two more neighborhoods for city’s solar initiative

Bre'Anna Tinsley January 9, 2025

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan on Wednesday announced two more east side neighborhoods as finalists for phase two of the city's...

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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit unveils final designs for first 3 solar neighborhoods

Bre'Anna Tinsley December 19, 2024

Detroit unveiled the final designs for the first three Solar Neighborhoods on Thursday.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on Apple...

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An aerial view of a large-scale farm.
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MichMash: The environmental dilemma of Michigan’s ‘low carbon fuel standard’ bill

Hernz Laguerre, Jenny Sherman November 22, 2024

A transportation bill introduced last year to encourage the use of "clean fuels" has environmental and animal activists concerned about...

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The Metro: New safety lab in Auburn Hills will test EV batteries

John Filbrandt August 29, 2024

When relying on clean sources of energy, like the sun and the wind, we need a way to store that...

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The Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.'s natural gas station in Negaunee Township, which came online in 2019.
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Michigan aims to tackle clean energy goals in Upper Peninsula

Izzy Ross August 27, 2024

Michigan’s new climate laws require utilities to transition to entirely “clean” electricity sources by 2040. As the state’s Public Service Commission figures...

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission headquarters in Rockville, Md., in May 2011.
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A new law aims to advance US nuclear power, but some fear it shortchanges safety

Michael Symonds July 24, 2024

It’s been over two years since the Palisades Nuclear Plant on the shores of Lake Michigan closed its doors. But...

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