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Michigan

A high tension electrical power pole is seen in the background of a solar array in Blaine, Minn. Credit: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Midwest States Have Approved Hundreds of Renewable Energy Projects. So Why Aren’t They Online?

By Kristoffer Tigue

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

The community solar project near L'Anse, Michigan was developed by the village government. Credit: Michigan Municipal League

Want to See Community Solar Done Right? A Project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Can Serve as a Model

By Dan Gearino

Heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets downtown St. Paul, Minn. on June 14, 2023. Credit: Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images

The Midwest Could Be in for Another Smoke-Filled Summer. Here’s How States Are Preparing

By Kristoffer Tigue

Production line workers assemble EV parts at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan. Credit: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

Clean Energy Is Driving ‘a New Era in American Manufacturing’ Across the Midwest

By Kristoffer Tigue

The STEM Teaching and Learning Facility at Michigan State University is the first mass timber building in Michigan. Credit: Integrated Design Solutions

Researchers at Michigan Tech Want to Create a High-Tech Wood Product Called Cross-Laminated Timber From the State’s Hardwood Trees

By Drew Saunders

A fast-moving wildfire burned more than 1,000 acres this month near Wendell, Minnesota, about 150 miles northwest of the Twin Cities. Much of the Midwest has been under red flag warnings this spring following a record hot and dry winter that officials say has dramatically increased the threat of wildfires in the region. Credit: Courtesy of Fergus Falls Fire Department

From Michigan to Nebraska, Midwest States Face an Early Wildfire Season

By Kristoffer Tigue

A skier makes their way through the trails at the Korkki Nordic Ski Center near Duluth, Minn. Credit: Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via Getty Images

Warm Winter Threatens Recreation Revenue in the Upper Midwest

By Kristoffer Tigue

Gretchen Whitmer

Why Michigan’s Clean Energy Bill Is a Really Big Deal

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

Blake Granuum stands atop the seawall at her home in Detroit's Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood.

Climate Costs Imperil Unique, Diverse Detroit Neighborhood

By Brian Allnutt, Planet Detroit

Wind turbines stand along the ridge of Backbone Mountain on Aug. 23, 2022 near Oakland, Maryland. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Minnesota Has Passed a Landmark Clean Energy Law. Which State Is Next?

By Dan Gearino

A sign, placed by the EPA, warns people not to play on the lawn at the West Calumet Housing Complex on April 19, 2017 in East Chicago, Indiana. Nearly all the residents of the complex were ordered to move by the East Chicago Housing Authority after the soil and many homes were found to contain high levels of lead. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and Wisconsin Lag on Environmental Justice Issues

By Grace van Deelen

An electric vehicle charging station in Monterey Park, California on May 18, 2021. Credit: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Three Midwestern States to Watch as They Navigate Equitable Rollout for EV Charging

By 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

President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference in the State Dining Room at the White House on Nov. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Samuel Corum/Getty Images

Confusion Over Line 5 Shutdown Highlights Biden’s Tightrope Walk on Climate and Environmental Justice

By Kristoffer Tigue

The Tittabawassee River breached a dam on May 20, 2020 in Sanford, Michigan, requiring thousands of residents to evacuate. Credit: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

In Michigan, Dams Plus Climate Change Equals a Disastrous Mix

By Bob Berwyn

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