It has never been more important to elect leaders who center policy squarely on health. To do that, addressing the climate crisis is essential.
Michigan climate change
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Amid monarch butterfly crisis, will Michigan rise to the challenge?
Parts of the Great Lakes region could be a monarch stronghold as climate change and human practices wipe out parts of the butterfly’s migration route. Activists say lackluster conservation efforts threaten monarch survival.
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Opinion | Stop expanding the damn roads and rethink MI’s transportation future
Why should rich suburbs receive lavish freeway projects while so many other transportation needs remain neglected?
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Fresh off Palisades closure, Michigan will study state’s nuclear prospects
While Palisades’ owner considers whether to reopen the shuttered nuclear plant, Michigan will study whether new nuclear plants could make financial and environmental sense.
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Danger looms where toxic algae blooms
Billions spent on strategies to limit nutrient pollution that don’t work.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Public Service Commission should halt the undermining solar energy
DTE knows they can’t compete with solar and they don’t want to lose customers, so DTE is trying to eliminate the solar market in Michigan by raising fees and reducing the price they pay for solar energy.
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Under current climate trends, Michigan’s Up North forests could be doomed
World nations’ current climate action plans would still allow moderate warming. A new study shows without more aggressive action to slow climate change, the world’s boreal forests could see dramatic losses.
Posted inTalent & Education
Rural Michigan schools are considering electric school buses with EPA cash
For the past three years, there have been 17 electric school buses across the state. After this month, there could be 150 more on the way, including some in rural areas.
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What’s in Senate climate bill for Michigan? EV credits and cheaper insulin.
The Inflation Reduction Act, which passed the Senate Sunday, is the country’s largest-ever investment in addressing climate change. Michigan stands to benefit from money to boost domestic electric vehicle, wind and solar production, as well as prescription drug savings for older Americans.
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More Canada geese — and their poop — make Michigan home. Blame the heat.
As Michigan winters warm, more geese are becoming full-time residents, rather than migrating further south. That’s convenient for the geese, but a plague on the park, golf course and beach visitors trying to evade their droppings. Solutions are limited.