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Petoskey Student Wins Iconic Michigan Environmental Award—Youngest Ever

Petoskey Student Wins Iconic Michigan Environmental Award—Youngest Ever

Sep 1, 2023 | 100% Communities, Clean Energy, News

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....

What’s on Tap for Our September Culinary Medicine Trainings

What’s on Tap for Our September Culinary Medicine Trainings

Aug 20, 2023 | Culinary Medicine, Events, Farms, Food & Health, News

Since 2014, Groundwork has been hosting gatherings—roughly one every 18 months—to explore and promote the idea of deploying culinary medicine as a way to address some of the most challenging diet-related diseases facing our people as individuals and facing our nation...

Rail Momentum in the Mitten

Rail Momentum in the Mitten

Jun 26, 2023 | News, Passenger Rail - AA to TC, Transportation & Community Design

As the Groundwork team continues to work toward the next planning phase for the Northern Michigan passenger rail project, the broader momentum around rail in Michigan is looking bright. We find optimism in the $100 million for passenger rail in the state Senate’s...

Tribe seeks emergency shutdown of Line 5

Tribe seeks emergency shutdown of Line 5

May 18, 2023 | Clean Energy, Line 5 Activism, News

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...

Rep. Betsy Coffia Talks Priorities With Groundwork

Rep. Betsy Coffia Talks Priorities With Groundwork

Feb 1, 2023 | Clean Energy, Food & Farming, News, Transportation & Community Design

Above: Michigan State House Representative Betsy Coffia, during a visit to the Groundwork office. Groundwork staff welcomed newly elected State House Representative Betsy Coffia to our office the other day for a two-way conversation about legislative priorities. Below...

Missing Middle Housing—not too big, not too little, just right.

Missing Middle Housing—
not too big, not too little, just right.

Jan 6, 2023 | Housing, News, Resilient Communities, Transportation & Community Design

The image above shows in white the two primary dwelling types found in most cities: single-family homes and mid-rise apartment buildings. What’s lacking, shown in yellow, are the diverse and complementary missing middle homes, such as duplexes, triplexes,...

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