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Wildfires prompt call for more air quality monitors in the UP

LANSING – While Michigan has more than 45 air quality monitoring stations operated by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, only two are in the Upper Peninsula. That raises serious public health concerns due to an increasing number of wildfires and the smoke that ...

Enbridge estimates Line 5 gas leak in Wisconsin will cost $15M

A report filed with federal regulators estimates an August gas leak on Enbridge’s Line 5 oil and gas pipeline in northern Wisconsin will cost at least $15.1 million. An accident report filed by Enbridge Energy Limited Partnership on Thursday to the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials ...

Michigan AG protests UPPCO rate increase

An electric rate hike proposed by Upper Peninsula Power Co. would increase rates for residential customers by 15.6%, according to Michigan Attorney General Attorney General Dana Nessel, who has filed testimony against the request. UPPCO is seeking a $17.3 million increase through the ...

Oktoberfest today in downtown IM

IRON MOUNTAIN — The 12th-annual Oktoberfest kicks off at noon today and continues through 9 p.m. in downtown Iron Mountain. The day will be filled with live music, German food and drinks, competitions, children's activities and games. Music starts at noon with local artists Norton & ...

A reprieve from rising oil prices boosts stocks

NEW YORK (AP) — A cooldown in oil prices on Friday helped release some of the pressure that's built up on Wall Street, and U.S. stocks closed out their first winning week in the last three. The S&P 500 added 0.5% to break a three-day losing streak marked by big swings due to rising ...