Andy Balaskovitz is a contributing editor at Canary Media who compiles the Midwest Energy News newsletter. He is based in Michigan and has covered the state’s energy transition since 2014 for various publications, including the Energy News Network.
Advocates say Michigan officials are delaying potential action to close oil pipelines running beneath the Straits of Mackinac by undergoing a pair of studies that could take up to 18 months to complete.