Energy
Churches see the (solar) light
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Interest in powering Catholic parishes, schools and missions with the sun is surging in the wake of a large solar deal recently announced in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.
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Coal emissions can concentrate radioactivity
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A 2015 Duke University-led study found radioactive contaminants, such as byproducts of uranium and thorium, can be highly concentrated in this ash.
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Illinois coal ash a statewide groundwater threat
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No one region of Illinois is safe from contamination of groundwater from coal ash.
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Michigan power plants monitor groundwater for coal ash contaminants
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For all the care and regulations surrounding coal ash in Michigan, it still leaks from its landfills and ponds into the groundwater, according to a recent report from Environmental Integrity Project.
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Coal ash contamination common across the Great Lakes
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In the Great Lakes region, coal ash polluted groundwater at 73 of 80 monitored sites.
Catch of the Day
Lansing budget would power all city buildings with 100% renewable energy by July
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Lansing would be the first city in Michigan to do so.
Capital News Service
Fix little leaks, save big money
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Michigan’s energy waste reduction programs have saved customers nearly $1.1 billion in utility costs. Experts say that the state’s program is among the better ones in the Midwest, but lags national leaders.
Energy
Attack energy waste to reduce bills, Michigan tells Upper Peninsula plants
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Small manufacturers in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan are getting state help to attack some of the highest electric rates in the nation.
Coal
New report discloses how much toxic coal ash Michigan utilities produce
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Michigan electric utilities last year produced nearly 1.5 million tons of toxic coal ash, a material that may threaten the state’s drinking water. The amount of the material stored in landfills and settling ponds and that can contain arsenic, mercury and lead was reported recently in a study by the Michigan Environmental Council.
Energy
Energy alternatives on the rise in Michigan–slowly
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The number of Michiganders producing some of their own electricity from solar, wind and water power jumped 35 percent in 2017. That helped offset some of their power costs, but it still amounts to a tiny bit of the state’s electricity needs, according to a recent report by the Public Service Commission.