AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPFAS Fight in Michigan: Gov. Whitmer has proclaimed Sept. 21–25 as Michigan PFAS Awareness Week, with Northeast Michigan health officials urging residents to sample private wells and use “Eat Safe Fish” guidance as PFAS risks show up across water, soil, air, fish, wildlife and people. Great Lakes Energy Clash: A federal appeals court ruled the Trump administration lacked an “energy emergency” to force Consumers Energy to keep Michigan’s J.H. Campbell coal plant running past retirement, a decision that could shape how far federal power reaches over state grid planning. Copper Mine Legal Challenge: An environmental group, Protect the Porkies, filed an appeal over a $50M Michigan Strategic Fund award for the Copperwood Mine near Lake Superior and Porcupine Mountain State Park, arguing the funding process violated democratic procedures and state law. Line 5 Pressure: Line 5 resumed in northern Wisconsin after an Aug. 25 spill, while Wisconsin regulators asked Enbridge to pause the reroute and focus on cleanup and air impacts. Bovine TB in Iosco County: Michigan agriculture officials confirmed bovine TB in two cattle herds in Iosco County, citing the need for surveillance and animal-movement tracking, with deer hunting still framed as part of the response. Mobility + Clean Energy Funding: Michigan awarded $1.5M via the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform to 10 projects, including battery-buffered EV charging validation and hydrogen fuel-cell truck and refueling pilots in Detroit.
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