Keith Matheny
Environmental Reporter at Detroit Free Press
'Don't believe everything that you breathe.' - Beck. I'm the environmental reporter for the Detroit Free Press [email protected]
Articles
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3 weeks ago |
freep.com | Keith Matheny
Michigan skies are once again filled with smoke from out-of-control wildfires in Canada. Researchers say a combination of factors, including climate change, are expected to lead to larger, more intense wildfires -- which will mean more smoke reaching Michigan. For days now, what should be sunny, blue, summertime skies in Michigan have instead been a dull, chalky near-white. The smoke from some 77 out-of-control wildfires in Canada is making its way into our skies — again.
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4 weeks ago |
freep.com | Keith Matheny
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found multiple "direct, detrimental effects" that would be caused to land, groundwater and surface water by the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline tunnel proposal. Many of the environmental impacts would be alleviated after the tunnel's construction, the Army Corps found.
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4 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Keith Matheny
A 3.6-mile tunnel proposed for construction beneath the Straits of Mackinac lake bottom to house a new oil and gas pipeline would cause "direct, detrimental effects" such as loss of trees, wetlands and other habitat; underwater and surface water disturbances; potential loss of archeological features and potentially years of snarled traffic in the area, a draft environmental impact statement released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finds.
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1 month ago |
freep.com | Keith Matheny
The U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order requiring Consumers Energy to continue operation of the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive beyond its slated closure May 31. The Trump administration cited the potential for an energy emergency due to higher electricity demand this summer. But the MPSC says no such emergency exists.
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1 month ago |
freep.com | Keith Matheny
The Michigan DNR, in a decision they didn't announce to the general public, earlier this month announced a continued pause on leases of state-managed forest lands for utility-scale solar projects. DNR officials said they will work on a framework with community and state lawmaker input for future consideration of siting solar power projects.
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RT @mackinacbridge: Unfortunately, what you're seeing today is not fog surrounding the @mackinacbridge but smoke coming from the wildfires…
Controversial Wayne Disposal hazardous waste landfill in Van Buren Township seeks @MichiganEGLE permission to further expand and add a new hazardous waste treatment procedure. @freep https://t.co/1p0RxIc7EN
A chemical plant site in Wyandotte is leaching contaminated groundwater into the Detroit River - including mercury many hundreds of times over EGLE and EPA standards. EGLE says the company is violating a court settlement; BASF says it isn't. @freep https://t.co/Wx5y8dCyjB
