A bill by Rep. Michele Hoitenga, a lawmaker with professional ties to the oil and gas industry, adds Michigan to a growing list of states where legislators are fighting back against local efforts to phase out natural gas.
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Michigan’s climate-ready future: wetland parks, less cement, roomy shores
What does Michigan’s future look like if we adequately prepare the state’s water resources for climate change? Goodbye to septics and shore-hugging homes. Hello to more diversified crops on Michigan farms.
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Allergy season is bad this year in Michigan. And it’s going to get worse
Your nose already knows, but the pollen causing so many of us to sneeze and sniffle is worse than in the past. The bad news: it will be worse in the future as Michigan gets warmer because of climate change.
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Opinion: Water management is crucial to protecting Michigan’s environment
How we develop land in Michigan now will have a huge impact on flooding in the future.
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University of Michigan: We’ll spend billions to be ‘carbon neutral’ by 2040
U-M is joining the state and other companies in making a commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions. But some say emission reductions aren’t happening fast enough to fight climate change.
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Water wars: Should Michigan worry about water diverted from Great Lakes?
Only a few small communities in the Great Lakes Basin have sought water diversions. But with climate change, some fear that increasingly parched swaths of the U.S. will seek access to the fresh water that surrounds us.
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As northern Michigan warms, scientists bring tree seedlings from the south
A warming climate means trouble for northern Michigan’s boreal forests. By importing saplings common to southern Michigan, foresters aim to help trees get a head-start in building the forests of the future.
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Opinion | Improving the electrical grid is vital to Michigan’s future
It may not be a subject that grabs headlines, but investment in the state’s power grid is key to economic growth.
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In Michigan, flooding from climate change reveals economic inequity
Experts say disasters reveal “two different stories,” as poor communities struggle to rebuild, while richer neighbors can afford to fix damages.
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Opinion | Michigan must invest in electric trucks for the health of families
Economic status, zip code or race should not determine your ability to breathe clean air.