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OPINION: DTE & Consumers Energy offered clear lessons at this week’s power outage hearings. Legislators need to act on them.

Avatar photo by Jackson Koeppel March 16, 2023January 19, 2024
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OPINION: Hey MDOT, we need public transit to Ann Arbor, not an ‘autonomous vehicle corridor’

Avatar photo by David Gifford March 9, 2023January 19, 2024
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OPINION: The EV transition isn’t just about cars – the broader goal should be access to clean mobility for everyone

Avatar photo by The Conversation February 2, 2023January 19, 2024
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OPINION: New report on Detroit and Rouge River’s contaminated sediments urges creative financing, environmental justice

by John Hartig February 1, 2023January 19, 2024
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OPINION: The origin of the water affordability crisis in Highland Park

by Paul Sewick January 30, 2023January 19, 2024
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3 reasons local climate activism is more powerful than people realize

Avatar photo by The Conversation December 26, 2022January 19, 2024
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OPINION: Not-so-Grand

by Mike Thompson December 23, 2022January 19, 2024
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OPINION | 2022: The year we struck back

by Michelle Martinez December 15, 2022January 19, 2024
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OPINION: Growing Climate Solutions Act supports farmers, helps climate

by Sue Holcombe November 29, 2022January 19, 2024
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Why the Clean Water Act needs an update – or a new name

Avatar photo by Gary Wilson November 10, 2022January 19, 2024

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