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Michigan utility's first brownfield solar project highlights promise, challenges

Nov 4, 2019 Energy News Network

A solar project in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula is the first to use state grant funding to clean up contaminated industrial property. The 500 kilowatt solar installation planned at a vacant eyesore is effectively a pilot project that...

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Most government units in Michigan unprepared for next recession

Oct 30, 2019 105.5 FM WTHD LaGrange, IN

More than half of Michigan's local government leaders are concerned about the potential impact of the next recession on their jurisdictions' ability to deliver public services and maintain government operations. Although local leaders have...

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Michigan leaders worried about possible effects of next recession

Oct 30, 2019

ANN ARBOR—More than half of Michigan’s local government leaders are concerned about the potential impact of the next recession on their jurisdictions’ ability to deliver public services and maintain government operations. Although local leaders...

Michigan leaders worried about possible effects of next recession

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Wisconsin Professor holds lecture on importance of dialogue to address urban-rural divide

Oct 24, 2019 The Michigan Daily

About 100 people gathered in Weill Hall on Wednesday afternoon to hear Kathy Cramer, professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, tell stories from her research on the exclusion of rural voices in political discussions. The...

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As climate threat looms, Texas Republicans have a solution: giant wind farm everywhere

Oct 21, 2019 USA Today

The sprawling Roscoe Wind Complex stretches across four counties and 84,000 acres in West Texas — bigger than five Manhattan islands. Located about three hours west of Fort Worth, it’s comprised of 627 turbines that could generate up to 782...

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An Evening Of Denial' To Feature Advocates And Experts On The Impact Of The Rejection Of Scientific Knowledge

Oct 21, 2019 Publicnow.com

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Michigan Nonprofit Association targets undercounted populations in statewide census campaign

Oct 1, 2019 Crain's Detroit Business

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Michigan Government in Transition panel talks transition from campaign to governing

Sep 29, 2019 The Michigan Daily

The Domestic Policy Corps and the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy held a Governor Transition Leaders Panel Friday afternoon at the Ford School of Public Policy.. The event featured six speakers, all of whom worked on various Michigan...

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Michigan Senate GOP leader: Time to return some paved roads to gravel

Sep 23, 2019 Detroit Free Press

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Daily on Energy: Climate activists reckon with the seven-hour town hall's poor ratings

Sep 8, 2019 Washington Examiner

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Opinion | Wind turbines helping fund schools? It's happening in Michigan

Aug 26, 2019 Bridge Magazine

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Lou Cannon: California Revs Up a Far-Reaching Deal with Automakers

Aug 19, 2019 Noozhawk

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Calif. Emissions Agreement A Model For State-Industry Deals

Aug 16, 2019 Law360

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Why American Voters Are Still Not Ready to Support Carbon Taxes

Aug 15, 2019 ProMarket.org

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What Would a City-Level Green New Deal Look Like? Seattle's About to Find Out

Aug 15, 2019 InsideClimate News

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MPPS finds divided government means divided opinions

Aug 15, 2019

With 2019 marking the end of eight years of Republican control of both the governor’s office and state legislature, a new University of Michigan survey shows divided opinions among Michigan’s local government leaders about where the state is...

MPPS finds divided government means divided opinions

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Daily on Energy: Legal fight over Trump coal plant rule shows just how divided red and blue states are

Aug 14, 2019 Washington Examiner

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As Democrats debate in Detroit, Trump faces stiff Michigan challenge

Jul 30, 2019 MarketWatch

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Dems need to flip Mich. Can EVs help them do it?

Jul 29, 2019 E&E News

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Daily on Energy: Ohio's new law a blow to renewable electricity mandate momentum

Jul 25, 2019 Washington Examiner

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Experts: Duggan's denial of facial recognition software hinges on 3 words

Jul 16, 2019 Detroit Free Press

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How climate change got labeled a 'crisis'

Jul 10, 2019 E&E News

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Republicans Ran, But a Democrat Sank Oregon's Climate Bill

Jun 27, 2019 Voice of America News

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Leiser and Mills contribute to resources for new Michigan Lead and Copper Rule

Jun 27, 2019

The Flint Water Crisis prompted the state of Michigan to adopt a new Lead and Copper Rule (LCR)—the guidelines that water utilities must follow to ensure the public’s health is protected. The most proactive LCR in the country, the University of...

Leiser and Mills contribute to resources for new Michigan Lead and Copper Rule

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Ore. debacle spotlights enduring divisions on climate

Jun 26, 2019 E&E News

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Blue States Roll Out Aggressive Climate Strategies. Red States Keep to the Sidelines.

Jun 24, 2019 Governors' Biofuels Coalition

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Red State Vs. Blue State: Climate Action Splits America

Jun 23, 2019 Clean Technica

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Red State Vs. Blue State: Climate Action Splits America

Jun 23, 2019 Clean Technica

In the 2016 election, the 14 US states with the least carbon-intensive economies voted for Hillary Clinton, while 26 of the 27 most carbon-intensive states voted for Donald Trump, reports the New York Times. Of the 15 state governors who now support...

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Blue States Roll Out Aggressive Native weather Solutions. Pink States Bewitch to the Sidelines.

Jun 22, 2019 The Finance Time

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Blue States Roll Out Aggressive Climate Strategies. Red States Keep to the Sidelines.

Jun 21, 2019 New York Times

At a time when the country is already deeply fractured along partisan lines, individual states are starting to pursue vastly different policies on climate change with the potential to cement an economic and social divide for years to...

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