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Field of solar panels
Posted inNews

Can Michigan’s brownfields become solar powerhouses?

Avatar photo by Inside Climate News May 5, 2025May 5, 2025

Michigan’s 24,000 contaminated brownfields, remnants of its industrial past, could make a green transformation. A $129 million EPA grant and supportive state legislation aim to turn these sites into solar energy hubs.

Solar panels on a farm
Posted inNews

USDA’s rural energy grants resume, but with a twist: ‘Nothing short of devastating’

Avatar photo by Grist April 8, 2025April 8, 2025
A close up of solar panels on a roof against a cloudy sky.
Posted inNews

New Michigan law requires homeowners associations to allow rooftop solar

Avatar photo by Izzy Ross, IPR July 11, 2024August 29, 2024
Four people stand near a podium in a neighborhood making remarks about Detroit solar power
Posted inNews

Three Detroit neighborhoods selected to host solar fields

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt June 24, 2024June 24, 2024
Posted inNews

What we’re reading: A 10-year Flint water anniversary, resistance to DTE expansion and Michigan’s watershed report card

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak April 25, 2024April 25, 2024
Posted inCommunity

Detroiters more likely to support local solar power development if they think it reduces energy prices for their community

Avatar photo by The Conversation March 7, 2024March 8, 2024
Posted inCommunity

‘Pollinator scorecard’ could help solar developers amp up proposals

Avatar photo by Grist February 29, 2024February 29, 2024
Posted inSolutions

Can Detroit fight blight with solar panels?

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak June 29, 2023January 19, 2024

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