From Lyme Disease to losses of crops and cold-water fish, climate change will change Michigan for the worse if we don’t act now.
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer: State facilities will run on renewables by 2025
Clean energy advocates lauded the commitment, which leverages the state’s buying power to help utilities expand renewable capacity.
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Michigan regulators will consider climate change in Line 5 decision
Pipeline opponents hailed the decision by the Michigan Public Service Commission as “historic,” while Enbridge downplayed its significance.
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Opinion | Environmental stewardship in construction is here to stay
Opinion | It’s not just Washington – customers want ‘green’ construction, too.
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Meet the Michigander who's advising Biden on environmental justice
President Joe Biden has promised to combat systems that unfairly burden communities of color with pollution and other threats. Kyle Whyte, a University of Michigan professor, environmental justice scholar and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, has been tapped to help shape the White House’s strategy.
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Is the Line 5 tunnel a bridge to Michigan’s energy future or a bad deal?
With climate action on the state and national agenda, critics of Enbridge Line 5 warn that investing in new pipeline infrastructure undermines Michigan’s pathway to carbon neutrality. Experts say it’s not so simple.
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In flooded Michigan neighborhoods, who should pay for sea walls?
For two straight summers, residents of Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood watched water pour into basements and pool in streets, a result of coastal flooding that will become increasingly common throughout the Great Lakes as climate change progresses.
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Report: Lake Michigan is ‘running a fever.’ More storms, less fish possible.
A federal study finds that climate change is warming even the deepest waters of big lakes, which could shorten their winters and have a ripple effect on their health.
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Small towns like Ishpeming put off water upgrades. The bill is now due.
Rural Michigan is trying to balance the urgent need for updated sewer and water infrastructure with the financial constraints faced by towns with aging and shrinking populations.
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Opinion | No matter your politics, clean energy is a winner for Michigan
Michigan stands to gain a lot of jobs from the move to clean energy technology such as electric vehicles.