After reviewing thousands of pages of legal filings tied to the sale, Judge James Varchetti concluded that the deal is not in the public interest. His conclusion is meant to advise the Michigan Public Service Commission as it prepares to issue a final decision.
#Solar overtakes coal in US ⚡
Record number of #dams dismantled in Europe 💦
Free #education for every child in Zambia 📕
and much more in our new issue 👇️
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In this edition of Squirrel News, solar-powered electricity overtakes coal in the US for the first time; European dam removal hits a record high, enabling rivers to reconnect over thousands of miles; and universal free education through secondary school in Zambia is written officially into law.
Breaking a Dam to Save It
The concrete that makes up so much of our world is usually local in origin. To keep costs low, engineers use locally-sourced ingredients to make it. But not all ingredients perform the same.
In the decades since concrete’s widespread adoption, engineers have discovered that some components in the concrete are prone to chemical reactions that cause the concrete to expand over time. For big infrastructure projects like a mid-twentieth century dam, this sparks a conundrum: how can we deal with expanding concrete without losing out on years of the project’s planned lifetime?
To find out, see what Grady learned about the Tennessee Valley Authority’s clever method for relieving a dam’s stress. (Video and image credit: Practical Engineering)
#civilEngineering #civilInfrastructure #dams #fluidDynamics #physics #science #solidMechanics #stress
rethinking outdated #infrastructure 4 healthier #rivers, #fisheries, recreation & managing $
1st time in decades, once-blocked #river runs free as #Europe removes record 602 #dams #weirs #culverts #sluices https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/record-number-river-barriers-removed-europe-thousands-miles/
Europe removes record number of dams in 2025 to restore rivers, help species https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/europe-removes-record-number-of-dams-in-2025-to-restore-rivers-help-species/
A massive slab of wartime concrete blocked the Pčinja River in Kumanovo, North Macedonia for more than 70 years. A 53-meter-long and 30-meter-wide (174 by 98 feet) structure of reinforced concrete packed with salvaged railway steel impeded the free flow of water and fish for at least 70 kilometers (44 miles) upstream. It was considered […]
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As #floods get worse, #Britain tries a new solution: #beavers https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/nx-s1-5738979/beavers-britain-climate-change-flooding
#climatechange #environment #climatesolution #watermanagement #floodcontrol #wetlands #rain #dams #lakes #waterrunoff
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