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As agencies seek more environmental justice data, longtime residents are skeptical

Environmental regulators hope these data-driven tools will help identify hotspots and drive environmental justice. Some activists, who’ve been fighting polluters for decades, are skeptical.

By Eleanore Catolico . 19 May 2022
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Commentary: Climate plan builds on Michigan’s advanced energy progress

We need to implement the policies proposed by the plan so Michigan can fully realize the potential benefits of advanced energy, writes guest commentator Laura Sherman.

By Laura Sherman . 19 May 2022
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DTE shareholders reject proposal to track downstream natural gas emissions

The proposal asked DTE to include carbon emissions from stoves, furnaces and other user-end natural gas consumption into its climate targets.

By Nina Ignaczak . 11 May 2022
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Detroit energy activists push to hold utilities accountable during power outages

Activists gathered last week to support a new package of bills to increase financial relief for customers during power outages and force more accountability from utilities.

By Eleanore Catolico . 3 May 2022
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Michigan AG, Consumers Energy reach ‘historic’ deal to end coal use in 3 years

A proposed settlement could lead Michigan's largest energy provider to end its use of coal 15 years earlier than it originally planned.

By Laina G. Stebbins . 21 April 2022
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Commentary: Don’t let Michigan’s weatherization funds go to waste

Michigan has millions of dollars for weatherization assistance that could go unspent and therefore be lost by a deadline of June 30 of this year.

By Laura Sherman . 14 April 2022
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New case study, federal assistance boost ‘smart neighborhood’ concept in Highland Park

A report from the Union of Concerned Scientists and Parker Village detailed the feasibility of using a microgrid to power the Michigan community.

By Rukiya Colvin . 11 April 2022
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Commentary: Energy storage is imperative for a reliable, resilient electric grid

For Michigan to be ready for the advanced energy future, policymakers need to set the stage now to ensure the state has the energy storage deployed that it will need in the coming years, writes guest commentator Laura Sherman.

By Laura Sherman . 25 March 2022
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Lights out: Profitable Michigan utility shut off electricity to homes hundreds of thousands of times

Three months into the pandemic, Michigan’s largest power company, DTE Energy, began ramping up power shut-offs for customers behind on their bills. A regulatory system built to prioritize investors, not affordability, let it happen.

By Sarah Alvarez . 22 March 2022
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What’s next for Michigan’s stride to clean energy?

James Gignac of the Union of Concerned Scientists discusses forthcoming changes from Michigan utilities and the state's climate solutions journey.

By Rukiya Colvin . 4 January 2022

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Michigan

As agencies seek more environmental justice data, longtime residents are skeptical

Commentary: Climate plan builds on Michigan’s advanced energy progress

DTE shareholders reject proposal to track downstream natural gas emissions

Detroit energy activists push to hold utilities accountable during power outages

Michigan AG, Consumers Energy reach ‘historic’ deal to end coal use in 3 years

Commentary: Don’t let Michigan’s weatherization funds go to waste

New case study, federal assistance boost ‘smart neighborhood’ concept in Highland Park

Commentary: Energy storage is imperative for a reliable, resilient electric grid

Lights out: Profitable Michigan utility shut off electricity to homes hundreds of thousands of times

What’s next for Michigan’s stride to clean energy?