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Dianda Calls for U.P. Power Plan

State Representative Scott Dianda has introduced legislation calling on the Michigan Public Service Commission to create an Upper Peninsula-wide energy plan. Dianda says the region dodged a bullet with the compromise reached to keep the Presque Isle power plant in business until 2020, and that the reprieve should be used …

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SEMCO Bills Rising

SEMCO natural gas customers will see their bills go up soon. The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved a settlement agreement that authorizes the company to continue its natural gas main replacement program. The agreement requires SEMCO to to spend 10-million dollars per year on gas main replacement through the …

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Invasive Swine Ban Upheld

The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ decision to classify the Russian boar as an invasive species. Russian boar are not native to Michigan. Most of those now in the state have been brought in by specialty hog farmers, or game ranches. Some have …

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