https://www.wcmu.org/tags/plant Plant en-US Copyright Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:38:25 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-02-17/consumers-fire-winding-down-at-karn-plant-in-bay-county An electrical transformer caught fire earlier this afternoon and spread to the Karn generating facility in Essexville. A mineral oil spill into the Saginaw River also took place during the fire. It's unclear how much oil has been spilled. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:38:25 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-02-17/consumers-fire-winding-down-at-karn-plant-in-bay-county Rick Brewer, Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-03-11/state-grant-funding-will-help-restore-wild-rice-in-michigan The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has awarded the state's Wild Rice Initiative a $100,000 grant to continue restoration efforts. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:44:35 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-03-11/state-grant-funding-will-help-restore-wild-rice-in-michigan Rick Brewer https://www.wcmu.org/economy/2018-06-13/karn-coal-fired-power-plant-to-close-by-2023 Consumers Energy announced Wednesday that it’s Karn coal-burning power plant near Bay City is closing after nearly 60 years of service. The utility said… Wed, 13 Jun 2018 20:48:41 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/economy/2018-06-13/karn-coal-fired-power-plant-to-close-by-2023 https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2018-05-11/arauco-plant-expected-to-be-operational-in-the-fall After two years of construction, a particleboard plant in Grayling is nearing completion. The plant has already hired more than a hundred employees out of… Fri, 11 May 2018 20:57:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2018-05-11/arauco-plant-expected-to-be-operational-in-the-fall