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...
As the world plunges ever deeper into the realm of technology, the power of up-close, human-focused storytelling can become a powerful way to show the impact of government policy. To make that point, three national-leading food policy organizations—Wallace Center,...
This opinion piece first published in I have always believed our earliest experiences shape the people we become. As a child growing up in Michigan, most of my family was spread across the country from Chicago to Florida to California. Every few years we would board a...
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...
Late last Friday, huge news broke on Line 5. The Michigan Supreme Court ruled in favor of Tribes and environmental advocates to send the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) permit back to the drawing board. In a landmark 6-1 decision, the court reaffirmed the...
Summer sunshine is here and Groundwork Center is teaming up again with the Traverse Area District Library to bring three FREE hands-on solar workshops to kids this August. These free sessions are designed for K-Middle students and provide a mix of art, science,...