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AAA: Michigan gas prices down 11 cents from last week, still above $5
Read full article: AAA: Michigan gas prices down 11 cents from last week, still above $5Michigan gas prices ticked down about 11 cents from last week but remain above the $5 per gallon mark, about 50 cents higher than one month ago.
AAA: Michigan gas prices down 5 cents from last week, still above $5
Read full article: AAA: Michigan gas prices down 5 cents from last week, still above $5Michigan gas prices ticked down about five cents from last week but remain above the $5 per gallon mark, about 82 cents higher than one month ago.
See an oily sheen in the water? Poke it with a stick to find out if you should report it
Read full article: See an oily sheen in the water? Poke it with a stick to find out if you should report itIf you’re out exploring nature and you find water with an oily sheen on it the Michigan Department of Natural Resources wants you to poke it with a stick.
Metro Detroit farmers struggle to make ends meet amid rising fuel costs
Read full article: Metro Detroit farmers struggle to make ends meet amid rising fuel costsThe owners of Crooked Creek Farm Fairy are the last generation that will be on this land. But even in their final years of loving and living the farm life, it has gotten incredibly difficult.
AAA: Michigan gas prices down 10 cents from last week, still above $4
Read full article: AAA: Michigan gas prices down 10 cents from last week, still above $4Michigan gas prices continued to tick down slightly after setting a new record of $4.26 per gallon last month. But prices remain above $4 in most areas.
AAA: Michigan gas prices continue to tick down, but remain near record-highs
Read full article: AAA: Michigan gas prices continue to tick down, but remain near record-highsMichigan gas prices continued to tick down slightly after setting a new record of $4.26 per gallon earlier this month. But prices remain near that record high.
AAA: Michigan gas prices continue to drop but remain near record-highs
Read full article: AAA: Michigan gas prices continue to drop but remain near record-highsMichigan gas prices continued to tick down slightly after setting a new record of $4.26 per gallon earlier this month. But prices remain near that record high.
Interview: Michigan Gov. Whitmer talks lowering gas prices, fixing the roads
Read full article: Interview: Michigan Gov. Whitmer talks lowering gas prices, fixing the roadsMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined Local 4 News Today to talk about her plan to lower gas prices, her ongoing effort to fix the state’s roads, and the pandemic.
Gas prices: How the cost-per-gallon has changed throughout US history
Read full article: Gas prices: How the cost-per-gallon has changed throughout US historyRising gasoline prices across the U.S. are setting new records, adding to financial hardships that many are already facing amid the pandemic and high inflation.
Michigan Legislature votes to halt state gas tax; Whitmer signals veto, supports pausing federal tax
Read full article: Michigan Legislature votes to halt state gas tax; Whitmer signals veto, supports pausing federal taxMichigan lawmakers have voted to suspend the state’s 27.2-cents-a-gallon gasoline and diesel taxes, finalizing a bill that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signaled she will veto.
AAA: Michigan gas prices drop slightly after setting record last week
Read full article: AAA: Michigan gas prices drop slightly after setting record last weekMichigan gas prices ticked down slightly after setting a new record of $4.26 per gallon last Thursday. But prices remain near that record high.
LIVE STREAM: Biden expected to announce ban on import of Russian oil
Read full article: LIVE STREAM: Biden expected to announce ban on import of Russian oilWatch live coverage as President Biden is expected to announce a ban on the import of Russian oil as part of further actions to hold Russia accountable for its actions in Ukraine.
List: Comparing Metro Detroit gas prices amid war in Ukraine
Read full article: List: Comparing Metro Detroit gas prices amid war in UkraineThe war in Ukraine has reached its seventh day after Russia invaded the former Soviet nation last week and, as expected, the fighting has impacted energy supplies and costs around the world.
AAA Michigan gas report March 29, 2021: Prices decline 4 cents
Read full article: AAA Michigan gas report March 29, 2021: Prices decline 4 centsGas prices in Michigan dropped 4 cents compared to a week ago, AAA Michigan reports Monday. This price is 5 cents less than this time last month but still 97 cents more than this time last year. The national average decreased despite rising gas demand, which increased from 8.44 million b/d to 8.62 million b/d. Crude prices have decreased due to continuing market concern that crude demand will drop as Europe increases restrictions to curb growing coronavirus infection rates. The decrease in crude prices has also been supported by EIA reporting that total domestic crude inventories increased by 1.9 million bbl to 502.7 million bbl.
Agency permanently bans fracking near Delaware River
Read full article: Agency permanently bans fracking near Delaware RiverA regulatory agency that’s responsible for the water supply of more than 13 million people in four Northeastern states voted Thursday to permanently ban natural gas drilling and fracking near a crucial waterway, asserting that gas development poses an unacceptable risk. Ad“The fracking ban in the Delaware River Basin is a momentous victory for public health, the environment, and against climate change,” said Kimberly Ong, an attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council. Industry officials pointed to studies by a neighboring regulatory agency, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, that found no link between intensive gas drilling in the Marcellus and degradation of the watershed. The drilling methods spurred a U.S. production boom in shale gas and oil. Conservation officials once estimated that gas companies had leased more than 300 square miles of Delaware River watershed land.
Michigan approves Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel permits
Read full article: Michigan approves Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel permits(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Michigan's environmental agency said Friday it has approved construction of an underground tunnel to house a replacement for a controversial oil pipeline in a channel linking two of the Great Lakes. AdThe project requires permits from the state Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “We have issued permits designed to ensure that if a tunnel is constructed, it will be in strict compliance with relevant statutes and adhere to stringent protections against impacts to the Great Lakes,” Clark said. State officials emphasized the tunnel project was a separate legal matter from the dispute over the existing pipeline, which was laid in 1953. It has taken steps to prevent future anchor strikes and says the tunnel project would eliminate that danger.
Enbridge rejects Michigan’s demand to shut down oil pipeline
Read full article: Enbridge rejects Michigan’s demand to shut down oil pipelineTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Enbridge said Tuesday it would defy Michigan's demand to shut down an oil pipeline that runs through a channel linking two of the Great Lakes, contending that Gov. Saying Enbridge had repeatedly violated the terms and put the lakes at risk, Whitmer gave the company 180 days — until May 12 — to turn off the flow. Enbridge filed a federal lawsuit challenging the order shortly after it was issued. Enbridge has “no intention of shutting down the pipelines based on these unspecified allegations," Koby said in an interview. The company is seeking state and federal permits for the $500 million project, which is not affected by the shutdown order.
Enbridge sues Michigan over state’s attempt to shut down oil pipeline
Read full article: Enbridge sues Michigan over state’s attempt to shut down oil pipelineEnbridge Inc. is suing the state of Michigan for taking steps to shut down the company’s oil pipeline that runs under the Straits of Mackinac. Gretchen Whitmer notified Enbridge that the state was revoking an easement granted in 1953 that allowed an extension of the Line 5 oil pipeline to run through the Straits of Mackinac. We remain highly committed to protecting the Great Lakes, the environment, and all the people who use these waters while delivering energy that people rely on daily. “They have repeatedly violated the terms of the 1953 easement by ignoring structural problems that put our Great Lakes and our families at risk. Today’s lawsuit filed by Enbridge brazenly defies the people of Michigan and their right to protect the Great Lakes from a catastrophic oil spill.
Complicated chaos: How stock market dip can benefit consumers
Read full article: Complicated chaos: How stock market dip can benefit consumersDETROIT – The stock market took hits Monday, but there is gain among those losses. Stocks had their worst day since the 2008 shutdown, fueled by coronavirus fears and a fall in oil prices. MORE: Dow drops 7.8% as free-fall in oil, virus fears slam marketsWhile the market is feeling pain, there’s some benefits consumers can expect as a result. Right now, the 30-year fixed rate is 3.15 percent. The 15-year fixed rate is 2.8 percent.
Enbridge: Broken pipe in Mackinac Straits is 200 feet long
Read full article: Enbridge: Broken pipe in Mackinac Straits is 200 feet longMACKINAW CITY, Mich. – A 200-foot-long broken boring pipe remains embedded in the Straits of Mackinac and may not be recoverable by a company that operates a fuel pipeline, officials said. Enbridge Inc. retrieved a broken 45-foot rod in December and told state regulators that a pipe of similar length remained. But the leftover pipe actually is 200 feet long, the Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday. The broken pipe was related to a project last summer. “I don't expect much would be done (to recover) that remaining 200 feet of grout rod," Haas said.