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DTE Energy has retired the last operating unit of its River Rouge coal-fired power plant along the Detroit River, a facility that came online in 1956 and
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James Gignac, lead Midwest energy analyst | May 4, 2021, 6:00 am EDT
Across the country, including here in the Midwest, we are transitioning away from coal as a fuel source. While this brings important emission reductions and new opportunities for clean energy development, we still don’t do a great job supporting communities and workers who directly affected by the transition away from coal.
A new report by UCS and the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) aims to address this need. Entitled
Additionally, the analysis identified 462 counties (out of a total of 3,142 counties or county-equivalents in the United States) that have a direct connection to coal such as having coal mines or having a recently retired or still operating coal-fired power plant. The analysis then identified 10 risk criteria, also referred to as vulnerability criteria, to a
Emergency plan for Grosse Ile Parkway Bridge approved. What to know
The Wayne County Commission on Thursday unanimously approved an emergency $9 million contract to repair and reopen the Grosse Ile Parkway Bridge by fall.
Commissioners approved the contract with Wisconsin-based J.F. Brennan Company for foundation rehabilitation work on the bridge that extends over the Trenton Channel in Grosse Ile Township and Trenton. The bridge has been closed since May.
Engineering work is expected to begin immediately. Construction is set to get underway in early April, with the bridge projected to reopen in September, Wayne County officials said.
Beverly Watts, the county s director of public services, prior to the vote on Thursday said the bridge one of the county s oldest was already on life support when she stepped into the role in 2016. It s being inspected every six months and safety, she added, has been the top priority.
He wants to buy a new one, for about $100 million.
All he and his associates need to do first is cash the winning ticket in Friday s $970 million Mega Millions drawing, a simple matter of beating odds of 302 million to 1. What they will do with the remaining $870 million, besides pay taxes, is up to each lucky bettor in their lottery pool. The idea behind this is to get past the frustration a little bit, de Beausset said. Vent a little bit. Dream a bit.
De Beausset, 34, is the point man for a loosely organized project called Fix Our Bridge, as in the Grosse Ile Parkway Bridge, as in the free bridge to the island township of 10,000-plus residents who would just as soon not pay tolls or row a boat to get to and from their homes.