This winter is one of the top 10 warmest in Detroit’s history.
Michigan climate change
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Opinion | Michigan’s Blue Trifecta must deliver for Great Lakes, not DTE
Michiganders voted for clean renewable energy and Great Lakes protections, in spite of dark money attacking pro-environment candidates. But even with Democrats in power, we must fight to meet the state’s climate change ambitions.
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Opinion | Michigan needs policy fixes to increase public transit options
Michigan’s climate plan calls for access to clean transportation options be increased 15 percent a year. But the state must share more of its revenues with public transit agencies and allow for more flexibility to pass ballot measures.
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What winter? Michigan farmers, anglers hit hard by warm temperatures
Warm weather has farmers on edge, anglers watching the ice and ski hills working overtime to produce snow.
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What Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to fund in $79B budget
From free school lunches and community college to water line improvements and subsidized field trips to Michigan’s state parks, the Democrat outlines her wish list. It could look very different once it’s approved.
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Opinion | Michigan energy policy should be driven by an energy jobs agenda
Jobs related to renewable energy, electric vehicles energy efficiency and batteries have been among the fastest-growing parts of Michigan’s economy in recent years. But lawmakers must act on outdated policies to achieve full growth.
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How to use your gas stove more safely
A recent study linking gas stoves to childhood asthma may have you wondering how to limit your risk. With the help of a University of Michigan lung health expert, we offer some tips.
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Gas stove debate is the latest political culture war. Here are the facts
Amid growing concern about the health and climate impacts of gas, Ann Arbor is considering a ban on new gas hookups. Republican lawmakers in Michigan and beyond want to make local bans illegal.
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Opinion | Keep Michigan water affordable and in public hands
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer must lay out a bold vision to protect our waters, clean up toxic groundwater, keep water services from being privatized and put the onus on chemical companies to show they can operate safely.
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Report aims to prepare Great Lakes states for effects of climate change
Climate change is already affecting the Great Lakes. One group is urging Michigan, other Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces to coordinate efforts to make the Great Lakes basin more resilient to those changes.