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FRESH, September 20, 2022: Line 5 Must Reroute, But Not Shut Down, Judge Rules

Circle of Blue

The two advocacy groups — the Coalition to Protect Michigan Resources and Bay de Noc Great Lakes Sports Fishermen — filed the request after a draft agreement emphasized Indigenous whitefish and lake trout management. An Illinois congressman has introduced a bill that would help the city build a wind power project in Lake Michigan.

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The Bumper Crop of New State Climate Policies Since July.

Legal Planet

The state’s Chamber of Commerce said regulators are “asking industry to jump out of a plane with a needle, thread and cloth, with the hopes that a parachute can be stitched.” Maine Maine adopted legislation calling for the state to procure 3 GW of offshore wind power by 2040. Who knew cheese was such a pollution problem?)

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How Will DTE’s Long-Term Plan Impact Michigan’s Clean Energy Future?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Investing in renewable and battery storage: Under DTE’s proposed plan, the company would add 15,400 megawatts (MW) of new solar and wind power by 2042, which it says is enough to power approximately 4 million homes. DTE currently has 3,000 MW of existing and approved solar and wind resources.)

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Good News—and Bad—about Fossil Fuel Power Plants in 2023 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Health and environmental damages avoided Using Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates, the United States could avoid more than $18 billion in annual damages from CO 2 , NO x , and SO 2 if all the coal and gas plants scheduled for retirement in 2023 permanently shut down as planned.

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Policy News: June 28, 2021

ESA

House: The full House of Representatives voted to overturn a Trump administration rule that stopped the EPA from directly regulating methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. This measure effectively restores Obama-era methane regulations, which could eliminate emissions of 400,000 tons of methane through 2030. Water Alliance.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had failed to fulfill its non-discretionary obligation under Section 321(a) of the Clean Air Act to conduct evaluations of loss or shifts in employment that might result from implementation of the Clean Air Act. The court ordered EPA to file a plan and schedule for compliance within 14 days.

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ESA Policy News: August 30, 2021

ESA

Circuit Court of Appeals directed the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the use of chlorpyrifos in instances where it harms workers and children. BLM – Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Nevada Gold Mines LLC’s Goldrush Mine Project, Lander and Eureka Counties, Nevada.

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