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Tribes’ fight to stop a pipeline in the ​‘Everglades of the North’

By Andy Balaskovitz

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PIPELINES: Tribal leaders in northern Wisconsin continue their fight to shut down the Line 5 pipeline in the ​“Everglades of the North,” where they fear a spill would decimate areas for wild rice and fishing. (Inside Climate News)

ALSO: The Ohio Supreme Court clears the way for a settlement over the valuation of a gas pipeline that will distribute $5.6 million to local schools and governments. (Canton Repository)

RENEWABLES: Michigan is now a high-priority state for a large renewable energy developer following a new state law that incentivizes local communities to craft supportive zoning rules. (Utility Dive)

CLEAN ENERGY:

  • More than 100 clean energy projects proposed across Minnesota could be eligible for Inflation Reduction Act tax credits by creating thousands of union wage-level jobs. (Minnesota Reformer)
  • A national advocacy group founded in 2016 aims to make the conservative case that clean energy will win in free market competition and support private property rights. (USA Today)
  • South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration recently turned down more than $70 million in federal funding for energy efficiency and weatherization rebates. (South Dakota Searchlight)

SOLAR:

  • Michigan regulators approve a utility’s power purchase agreement to offtake 62.5 MW of power from a solar project on former Upper Peninsula mining land. (WZMQ)
  • Alliant Energy’s recent addition of 1,000 MW of solar in Wisconsin and Iowa contributed to recent record-high solar generation in grid operator MISO’s territory. (news release)

WIND: South Dakota ranks second in the country for wind energy generation as a percentage of the state’s overall portfolio, state officials report. (KELO)

POLITICS: Democrats in a U.S. Senate race in Michigan seek a competitive advantage by highlighting the GOP candidate’s past opposition to bans on oil and gas drilling in the Great Lakes. (E&E News, subscription)

COMMENTARY:

  • Reviewing utility rate increase requests in Michigan is a dizzying process as experts debate how much more customers should be charged for utility operations, a columnist writes. (Detroit Free Press)
  • Solar can be a key energy source for Indigenous communities in northern Minnesota that grapple with energy poverty and high price fluctuations during winter months, a representative from a Native-led installer writes. (MinnPost)

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