2024 promises to be a monumental year in the fight to shut down Line 5. Multiple court cases in motion Permit reviews ahead. Erosion on the Bad River edging ever closer to the pipeline (and spring melt just ahead) Gathering pressure on...
Articles by Ashley Rudzinski
Climate Provisions of Farm Bill Need Defending
Photo by Raphael Cruz When most people hear “farm bill” they think of things like corn subsidies and food programs. But the farm bill is a gigantic, sprawling funding package that supports a wide variety of programs, including major investments in clean energy. Some...
Tribe seeks emergency shutdown of Line 5
Photo: Taken by an Enbridge drone, the image shows Bad River flooding from spring melt. Such flooding has eroded the river bank and could expose Line 5 oil pipeline, which would increase the risk of structural failure. Image from court filings. This op-ed first...
The IRA Is Big, But Not Big Enough. Let’s Fix That!
Most of us have probably seen illustrations by MC Escher, the ones that seem to turn inside out and back again right before your eyes. We become mesmerized and puzzled by the effect. I was reminded of these illustrations over the past few weeks as I read the many,...
Michigan’s Fork-in-the-Road Climate Moment
This commentary first published in Crain's Detroit Business, March 16, 2022 A day will come when Michigan and the entire United States must make sweeping and dramatic changes to combat global warming. We can say that with certainty because, as a vast body of climate...