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The Trump administration has once again extended the life of a Michigan coal-fired power plant

A town had big plans for the facility site, until the Trump administration ordered it to stay open, a move it extended this week

Michigan utilities work to restore power to 300,000+ customers after severe storms. Challenges include broken infrastructure and widespread outages.

Crews for two of Michigan’s largest utilities are working to restore power to more than 300,000 homes and businesses amid hot, muggy conditions after severe storms toppled trees and limbs onto power lines

Experts say changing and increasingly severe weather patterns and an electric infrastructure designed for a different time and climate can be blamed on power outages that left more than 800,000 Michigan homes and businesses in the dark over several days

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging the state's two largest utility companies to proactively issue credits to electricity customers who lost power during last week's ice storm.

Some Michigan residents faced a fourth straight day in the dark Sunday as crews continued working to restore power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses in the Detroit metropolitan area following last week’s ice storm

Blizzard warnings continued in the mountains and flood advisories blanketed the region, on Saturday. Forecasters Sunday would bring some relief, before the next storm arrives on Monday.

DETROIT — DTE Energy remains short of its goal for power restoration on Saturday following the historic ice storm.