I am thrilled to present a closer look at Tommy Skinner, the recipient of the 2023 Petoskey Prize for Environmental Leadership. One of Michigan's iconic environmental awards, it is presented annually by our friends at Lansing-based Michigan Environmental Council....
Summer reflections on the MI Environmental Justice Conference
During Michigan's first Environmental Justice Conference, hosted by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and the Office of the Environmental Justice Public Advocate on the summer solstice, in June, activists, advocates, and...
Tiny rural school district Pellston out front on clean energy transition
Just 30 minutes north of Petoskey, in northern Michigan, Pellston Public Schools (PPS) is pushing forward in clean energy with the acquisition of four electric school buses thanks to a federally funded program. By replacing traditional diesel-powered buses with...
EPA Supreme Court Ruling Could Be Key Moment in Climate Fight
This article first published in the July 16, 2022, edition of the Petoskey News Review. In a landmark decision on June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court endangered our climate future by siding with fossil fuel interests. In their ruling, the court’s six conservative justices...