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Lucas Smolcic Larson
Verified
Environmental Reporter, MLive
Ann Arbor
Beats
Politics, Business, World News
Content
By Lucas Smolcic Larson Verified| MLive Verified For thousands of Michiganders, their power company will remain a cash-only business. DTE Energy, the state’s largest electric utility, may continue its unique policy of forcing certain customers to pay their monthly electric bills only in cash for a year’s time, state regulators have ruled. Advocates sought to restrict the practice, with some arguing it preyed on low-income customers, forcing them to ferry around large amounts of cash and go out of their way to stay current on electric bills.
By Lucas Smolcic Larson Verified| MLive Verified LANSING, MI - Republican bills offering a big carveout to Michigan’s clean energy standards for two Upper Peninsula utilities have advanced — with some Democrats reaching across the aisle to speed them along. The legislation introduced this year by two GOP state representatives from the U.P. initially sought to classify power plants burning natural gas, a fossil fuel composed mainly of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, as “clean” and “renewable” under the law.
By Lucas Smolcic Larson Verified| MLive Verified Flocks of Canada geese will be corralled, stuffed into chambers and gassed to death with carbon dioxide this year under a new last-resort option available to golf courses, parks and lake associations through a Michigan nuisance program. The strategy for urban and suburban areas overrun with honkers has recently drawn fire from animal welfare activists who contend it’s inhumane and ineffective.
Company Info
MLive
MLive Media Group is a Michigan-based news organization that operates various news websites and print publications. The company has experienced notable digital growth, particularly in weather content. MLive.com serves as a news portal under this group, providing local news and information to its audience. The organization is part of a larger media landscape, with its parent company, Advance Publications, having a rich history in the industry. MLive Media Group focuses on delivering relevant news and updates to the communities it serves in Michigan.
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