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.
Michigan climate change
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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.
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Opinion | For our kids’ sake, we have to address climate change in Michigan
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.
