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Keystone Pipeline application resubmitted with route that bypasses Nebraska's Sand Hills
May 10, 2012
The energy hot potato known as the Keystone XL pipeline was back to the State Department, which announced Friday that it had received a new application from developer TransCanada that includes a reworked route through Nebraska.
Environmental groups and industry quickly lined up on opposite sides, while the Obama administration said a final decision is not likely before next year.
Novi Energy Company Receives Michigan's Highest Environmental Award
May 9, 2012
ITC Holdings Corporation, an energy distribution company headquartered in Novi, received the Clean Corporate Citizen Award (C3) from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality in an outdoor ceremony Tuesday.
The C3 Program is a voluntary environmental program that recognizes environmental stewardship at Michigan facilities, according to a press release from the DEQ. Candidates demonstrate facility-specific environmental management systems, have active pollution prevention initiatives at their facilities, and have a consistent record of compliance with state and federal environmental requirements.
Poll Says America Ready for Hard Choice on Fossil Fuels, Climate
May 7, 2012
A majority of Americans from both political parties are ready for the "grand bargain"--an increase in taxes on old energy sources (oil, coal, and natural gas) in return for a reduction in income tax rates across the board. In short, they're ready for a new national climate and energy policy to emerge.
Worker at Department of Human Services opens envelope with irritant inside, HAZMAT crews respond
May 8, 2012
CLINTON TOWNSHIP., Mich. (WXYZ) - A worker for the Michigan Department of Human Services was being treated at an office in Clinton Township after opening an envelope with a white powder.
HAZMAT crews say the substance is an irritant that could cause skin burns and lung problems.
The employee was treated and will be fine.
Investigators are working to find out who sent the powder.
AP Exclusive: Wyo. got EPA to delay frack finding
May 7, 2012
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming's governor persuaded the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to postpone an announcement linking hydraulic fracturing to groundwater contamination, giving state officials — whom the EPA had privately briefed on the study — time to attempt to debunk the finding before it rocked the oil and gas industry more than a month later, an investigation by The Associated Press has found.