{"id":2312867,"date":"2024-07-01T07:56:06","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T12:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vxartnews.com\/?post_type=newspack_nl_cpt&#038;p=2312867"},"modified":"2024-07-01T07:56:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T12:56:13","slug":"groups-challenge-line-5-tunnel-plan","status":"publish","type":"newspack_nl_cpt","link":"https:\/\/vxartnews.com\/newsletter\/groups-challenge-line-5-tunnel-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Groups challenge Line 5 tunnel plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PIPELINES: <\/strong>Environmental groups appeal Michigan regulators\u2019 approval of  Enbridge\u2019s plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/michigan-line-5-oil-pipeline-appeal-d77dc38b065d9395a38cc22c4a1bcfba\">tunnel the Line 5 pipeline<\/a> beneath the Straits of Mackinac, arguing they failed to properly consider alternatives.<em> (Associated Press)<\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OHIO: <\/strong>Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted <a href=\"https:\/\/ohiocapitaljournal.com\/2024\/07\/01\/ohio-lt-gov-husted-denies-knowledge-of-corruption-scheme-in-wake-of-firstenergy-texts\/\">continues to deny knowledge<\/a> of FirstEnergy\u2019s scheme to secure a $1 billion bailout for its unprofitable power plants as text messages show he led the push to pass the 2019 law.<em> (Ohio Capital Journal) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CARBON CAPTURE:<\/strong> A North Dakota judge <a href=\"https:\/\/northdakotamonitor.com\/2024\/06\/28\/initial-fate-of-property-rights-lawsuit-now-in-the-hands-of-judge\/\">expects to rule soon<\/a> on a lawsuit from a landowners\u2019 group claiming the state\u2019s regulations over the use of pore space to store carbon dioxide are unconstitutional.<em> (North Dakota Monitor)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>SOLAR: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Ameren acquires a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlpr.org\/health-science-environment\/2024-07-01\/ameren-largest-solar-facility-missouri-businesses-renewables\">150 MW solar project<\/a>, its largest solar project to date, as renewable energy demand from corporate customers grows.<em> (St. Louis Public Radio)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A developer receives a <a href=\"https:\/\/nptelegraph.com\/news\/state-regional\/business\/a-rural-nebraska-city-is-getting-a-solar-energy-facility-with-help-of-3-6\/article_970d64f6-b9a9-538a-95b9-06bc4e96f8d7.html\">$3.6 million federal loan<\/a> to build a 2 MW community solar project in Nebraska.<em> (World-Herald)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COAL:<\/strong> A Chicago suburb considers whether to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyherald.com\/20240630\/news\/st-charles-faces-decision-over-power-supplier\/\">renew a power supply contract<\/a> with an agency that provides power to dozens of municipalities and remains heavily reliant on coal<em>. (Daily Herald)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UTILITIES:<\/strong> Indiana ratepayer advocates ask state regulators to <a href=\"https:\/\/indianapublicradio.org\/news\/2024\/06\/duke-energy-customers-plead-for-indiana-utility-regulators-to-reconsider-price-hikes\/\">reject Duke Energy\u2019s $500 million rate increase<\/a> request as the utility faces ongoing criticism for its reliance on fossil fuels.<em> (Indiana Public Radio)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>OIL &amp; GAS: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A rail operator will <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/suburban-chicago\/2024\/06\/28\/gases-will-be-burnt-off-from-derailed-cars-to-clear-tracks-by-friday-afternoon-canadian-national-railway\">burn off liquefied petroleum<\/a> from train cars that derailed in a Chicago suburb late last week. <em>(Chicago Sun-Times)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>North Dakota officials are <a href=\"https:\/\/bismarcktribune.com\/news\/state-regional\/oil-wastewater-spill-bottineau-county\/article_5bd7afa8-34d1-11ef-8e8f-4b5b5c5af291.html\">investigating a pipeline break<\/a> that caused an oil and produced water spill.<em> (Bismarck Tribune)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Illinois\u2019 gasoline tax is <a href=\"https:\/\/fox2now.com\/news\/illinois\/illinois-gas-tax-hike-makes-it-second-highest-nationwide\/\">set to hit 47 cents per gallon<\/a>, the second-highest rate in the country, as part of Gov. J.B. Pritzker\u2019s plan to raise funding for transportation infrastructure.<em> (FOX 2)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GRID:<\/strong> Michigan regulators forecast an uptick in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/public-interest\/2024\/06\/michigan-summer-energy-forecast-predicts-lower-costs-at-the-pump-higher-home-electric-usage.html\">electricity and natural gas demand<\/a> this summer during higher than average temperatures. <em>(MLive)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>COMMENTARY: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Minnesota needs to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/minnesota-should-nuke-its-nuclear-moratorium\/600377466\/\">end its moratorium on new nuclear plants<\/a> to stimulate investment and boost grid reliability, business and electric cooperative executives write. <em>(Star Tribune)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Utility-scale clean energy projects are bringing <a href=\"https:\/\/gandernewsroom.com\/2024\/06\/28\/opinion-michigan-clean-energy\/\">much-needed tax revenue<\/a> to rural Michigan communities that have experienced steady disinvestment, a clean energy advocate writes<em>. (The Gander)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An Ohio landowner says a proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cantonrep.com\/story\/opinion\/columns\/guest\/2024\/06\/30\/randi-pokladnik-says-stark-county-should-embrace-solar-energy-project\/74216668007\/\">150 MW solar project<\/a> would bring investment and jobs to a rural community, along with long-term lease payments for farmers.<em> (Canton Repository)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-light-gray-background-color has-background\" style=\"font-size:16px\">More from the Vxartnews: <a href=\"https:\/\/vxartnews.com\/midwest\/\">Midwest<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/vxartnews.com\/southeast\/\">Southeast<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/vxartnews.com\/northeast\/\">Northeast<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/vxartnews.com\/west\/\">West<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PIPELINES: Environmental groups appeal Michigan regulators\u2019 approval of  Enbridge\u2019s plan to tunnel the Line 5 pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac, arguing they failed to properly consider alternatives. 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