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The Midwest relies so heavily on one source of power that some call us the "coal belt."Coal is cheap and plentiful, but that’s about to change.A wave of…

DETROIT (AP) - State officials have approved a permit for a coal-burning power plant in northern Michigan.The state Department of Environmental Quality is…

A new report from the Michigan Environmental Council says Michigan’s oldest coal-burning power plants are costing state residents $1.5 billion dollars in…

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The legal battle over a proposed expansion of a coal-fired power plant in Holland is not over yet. The State of Michigan granted the city the necessary…

A year after 29 miners died in a blast at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia, the nation's worst coal mine accident in 40 years is still not fully explained. And the scope of the disaster still alarms mine safety experts.

The state’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment initially denied the air quality permit. That’s because former Governor Jennifer Granholm said…

Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality will not continue its legal fight to prevent the plans for two coal power plants.The state denied air…

The North Carolina based giant Duke Energy wants to build more than a hundred 500 foot tall turbines in rural Benzie and Manistee counties. Bob Allen…

The state is challenging a lower court’s ruling that would’ve allowed Holland to expand a coal-fired power plant. But its unclear whether or not state…