LANSING - The Michigan Pipeline Safety Advisory Board put most of the final touches Monday on its plan to hire contractors for risk and alternatives analyses on the Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac. The board is hoping to issue requests for a proposal in February, said Environmental Quality Director Dan Wyant, who
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission and DTE Electric Company reached an agreement to allow the utility to hike its electric rates by $238.2 million annually - resulting in an increase of $8.22 monthly for residential customers using 500 kilowatt-hours of electricity a month. The new rates are effective Dec. 17. The increase is
KANSAS CITY - The first 2016 Ford F-150 with the ability to run on compressed natural gas has rolled off a Ford Motor Co. assembly line here, making Ford the only manufacturer to offer a CNG/propane-capable half-ton pickup. The 2016 Ford F-150 with 5.0-liter Ti-VCT V8 engine is available with a factory-installed, gaseous-fuel prep package
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum and the International Institute of Packaging Professionals will present a luncheon on Sustainability in Packaging December 14 at Kendall College of Art & Design from 12 to 2 pm. A panel of local packaging experts will discuss key challenges and opportunities for sustainability in packaging. •Travis Gibbs,
SOUTHFIELD – Lawrence Technological University will be the first of several test sites around the country for an innovative drainage system for parking lots that is expected to significantly reduce stormwater runoff, a major source of water pollution. The goal is to create a new national standard in stormwater design. LTU is partnering with Parjana
LANSING - Industry and environmental groups remained split on new air emissions rules based on their comments Monday at a public hearing on the changes. The rules, developed as a result of Governor Rick Snyder's rules advisory committee process to comb through the state's regulations, would reduce the number of chemicals required to be regulated
LANSING - Michigan generates some $2.6 billion in annual economic activity due in part to the establishment of a renewable portfolio standard created in 2008, a report by the Environmental Law and Policy Center has concluded. The report asserts that hundreds of companies are in the wind and/or solar business supply chain, and at least
GRAND RAPIDS - The Grand Rapids wireless power and charging technology developer Gill Electronics Inc. said Tuesday that the company’s TesLink products have been chosen for wireless charging at an apartment complex in Denver meant to combine affordability, the latest technology and energy efficiency. A startup called iUnit is building its Highland Park complex in
SOUTHFIELD - DTE Energy is now seeking entries for its third E-Challenge for Energy Efficiency where one or more successful applicants can win up to $100,000. This year’s competition is in partnership with The Engineering Society of Detroit. The purpose of the E-Challenge, launched in 2012, is to showcase innovative energy efficiency technology in advanced
WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, pork and dairy producers and several universities have launched the Nutrient Recycling Challenge, a competition to develop affordable technologies that recycle nutrients from livestock waste. The four phase-competition, which began on November 16, will include cash awards of up to a combined
