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Rollback means coal plants can spew unlimited carbon to the atmosphere
SCIENTISTS' FRESH REPORTS SHOW WE NEED URGENT CO2 REDUCTIONS TO AVOID WORST IMPACTS OF GLOBAL WARMING. THE U.S. LED THE WORLD WITH CO2 INCREASES LAST YEAR, ACCOUNTING FOR A THIRD OF GLOBAL INCREASE IN 2025. On September 14, we received deeply discouraging news:...
We have to be honest about the problem – if we are to solve it
Above photo by Matt Palmer In mid-July, Michiganders and millions of other Americans grappled with suffocating wildfire smoke, again, for the third year in a row. Our summers in northern Michigan are so short and so precious; losing days to smoke leaves people feeling...
The shifting landscape of siting solar and wind in Michigan
Photo above by Andreas Gucklhorn. Groundwork's Rural Clean Energy Specialist, Nicholas Jansen, invited Mary Reilly, a leading renewable energy siting researcher, based at Michigan State University, to share thoughts on how Michigan's Public Act 233 is reshaping the...