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Michigan environmental news: $74.5 million DTE Gas rate hike is less than half utility’s requested amount

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By Dustin Blitchok Verified
| Planet Detroit
Overview: Michigan regulators approve a $74.5-million DTE Gas rate hike, less than half what the utility requested. State senators introduce bills requiring utilities to pay customers for outages exceeding 72 hours, and both gubernatorial candidates call for data center moratoriums. Michigan will reconsider permits for Enbridge's Line 5 oil tunnel after the state Supreme Court ruled regulators must weigh environmental impacts before approval.
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Michigan environmental news: 105,000 without power after overnight storms, more severe weather expected

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By Dustin Blitchok Verified
| Planet Detroit
Overview: Over 105,000 DTE and Consumers Energy customers lost power overnight in Southeast Michigan, with Oakland, Wayne, Livingston, and Macomb counties the hardest hit. This week's news also includes the fall vaccine rollout, a $1-million Sterling Heights flood control project, airborne algae toxin research, and a 28% water rate hike in Lincoln Park.
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Michigan environmental news: DTE says July storm impact 20 times worse than forecast

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By Dustin Blitchok Verified
| Planet Detroit
Overview: DTE Energy says the impact of the July 3 storm that left hundreds of thousands without power statewide was 20 times worse than predicted, while Consumers Energy underestimated impacts fivefold. Michigan is investing $7.5 million to research geologic hydrogen deposits beneath the state as a potential clean energy source for heavy industry.
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Awards

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2012 - General News Reporting

Second place Excellence In Media award with Charlie Crumm for coverage of the passage of right-to-work legislation by the Michigan Legislature.

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