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By Bob Allen

There’s a chance to comment about Michigan’s energy future this afternoon, as the last in a series public forums will be held at the Hagerty Center in Traverse City.

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By Rick Pluta

Two utilities have been given permission to build new coal-fired power plants in northern and western Michigan. The state Court of Appeals has tossed out legal challenges to their...

By Bob Allen

National environmental groups continue to fight a proposal to build a new coal-fired power plant in Rogers City. They say the state illegally extended a building permit to...


By Bob Allen

We Energies of Wisconsin and Wolverine Power, based in Cadillac, have agreed to retrofit a power plant in Marquette. The project would keep 170 jobs...

By Linda Stephan

Michigan environmental regulators have extended a permit that allows the West Michigan coastal town of Holland to expand its coal-burning power plant...

By Bob Allen

A company that supplies power to electric cooperatives in northern Michigan may invest in an old coal plant in Marquette. Wolverine Power Supply of Cadillac is considering...

By Aebra Coe

Voters showed strong support today for incumbents in an election at an electric cooperative in Northeast Lower Michigan. A candidate who ran on a platform against a...

By Aebra Coe

Discussion of the possibility of constructing a coal-fired power plant in Rogers City has become a primary focus among several northern Michigan energy cooperatives. The...

By Peter Payette

A new study of mercury in the Great Lakes region says the problem has significantly improved in recent decades. But in a few places it appears to be getting worse....

UPDATE: 10/04/11 11:55am

By Bob Allen

A northern Michigan power company that serves mainly rural communities is moving forward with plans to build a big new plant on the...

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