Infrastructure
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Michigan’s dairy farm apprenticeships are on the federal chopping block—like this one for Spanish speakers
An estimated 80% of dairy workers speak Spanish. These apprenticeships were opening up career opportunities in rural Michigan—until Trump’s federal cuts started, impacting farmers across the state.
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Michigan appeals court upholds permits for Great Lakes pipeline tunnel project
Enbridge Energy’s plans to build a protective tunnel around an aging pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes can continue, a Michigan appeals court ruled.
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Anti-Line 5 coalition raises alarms as tunnel project is placed on emergency permitting list
Opponents of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline are warning that a January 20 executive order could fast track the permitting process for the pipeline’s controversial tunnel project.
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Crowdfunding: Communities raising money for murals, race tracks and other public projects
Crowdfunding has been making public space improvements happen across Michigan for over a decade.
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Report says Line 5 tunnel project could cost 3 times initial estimate, as legal challenges persist
Line 5 is at the center of multiple lawsuits aimed at shutting down the more than 70-year-old pipeline in order to avert environmental catastrophe.
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These 12 Michigan counties are getting funds to spruce up parks, playscapes
The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) this week announced 15 federally funded parks projects that are set to bolster outdoor recreation across Michigan.
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Wayne State University partners with US Army to research water treatment
As natural disasters are becoming more frequent in the United States, Wayne State University and the US Army will be collaborating on research examining how to better get clean water to areas impacted by disaster.
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Federal rebate to save Michigan township millions of dollars on ‘sexy’ solar project
Delhi Township is using federal clean energy incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act to turn sunlight into savings, fund infrastructure upgrades, and embrace a greener future.
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Federal funds to boost Michigan hydrogen production—and build ‘Truck Stop of the Future’
More than $22 million in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is set to boost hydrogen production in Michigan.
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Palisades nuclear plant along Lake Michigan plans for a 2025 comeback, a 1st in the US
Employees are in training to work at the Palisades nuclear reactor in Southwest Michigan by the time it reopens in October 2025.
