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As the Whitmer Administration Enters Its Final Year, Environmental Advocates Lament Wasted Opportunities

Climate legislation requiring Michigan to get all its electricity from renewable sources became Gretchen Whitmer’s signature environmental bill. But now, tax incentives the governor granted data centers stand to trigger “off ramps” to more fossil fuel use.

By Tom Perkins

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at a Ford Pro Accelerate event on Sept. 3 in Detroit. Credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
Boxes of solar panels await installation at a solar farm construction site on June 24, 2024, in Albion, Mich. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

A New Michigan Law Countering Local Opposition to Renewable Energy Is Triggering More of the Same

By Douglas J. Guth

Michigan’s law is one of several passed in states controlled by Democrats that responded to a growing opposition to wind and solar projects in rural counties. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Renewable Energy Wins for Now in Michigan as Local Control Measure Fails to Make Ballot

By Dan Gearino

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer speaks to the press on an inundated I-94 in Detroit after a weekend of heavy rains.

Michigan Poised to Join States Requiring 100 Percent Clean Electricity

By Dan Gearino, Aydali Campa

Maryland Democratic Governor-elect Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor-elect Aruna Miller celebrate during an Election Night party for Maryland Democrats at The Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, Maryland on Nov. 8, 2022. Credit: Eric Lee for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Four States Just Got a ‘Trifecta’ of Democratic Control, Paving the Way for Climate and Clean Energy Legislation

By Dan Gearino, Aman Azhar, Aydali Campa

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at Our Next Energy's ribbon cutting ceremony in Novi, Michigan. Photo Courtesy of the Executive Office of the Governor of Michigan

The EV Battery Boom Is Here, With Manufacturers Investing Billions in Midwest Factories

By Dan Gearino

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