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Climate change could bring woe to Michigan’s lakes, farms, forests
More than heat, unchecked climate change could worsen crop yields, infrastructure and air pollution. Here’s what researchers say could happen in Michigan in coming decades.
Think it’s hot now? Michigan’s 90° days could quadruple in 20 years
Climate change could bring sweltering, dangerous summers to the Midwest, a new report warns, with 34 days per year above 90° if nothing is done. Kalamazoo, Benton Harbor and Monroe would be the hottest.
Opinion | Climate change drives shifts between high, low Great Lakes water levels
Great Lakes are in ‘unchartered territory,’ as climate change prompts sudden lurches in water levels, two University of Michigan professors write.
Surging Great Lakes water levels shrink beaches, flood docks in Michigan
A few years after record lows, Lakes Erie, St. Clair and Superior broke records for average water heights in May
Michigan shrinks credits for rooftop solar, clouding industry’s future
In a battle over fairness and who controls Michigan’s renewable energy future, utilities successfully pushed state lawmakers and regulators to lower compensation for rooftop solar owners who add electricity grid.
Consumers Energy chief sees solar future in Michigan
Amid shifting economics and concerns about climate change, Michigan’s biggest energy utility vows to slash carbon dioxide emissions 90 percent by 2040 — without building any new natural gas plants.
Michigan environment roundup: Great Lakes water levels could break records
The latest can’t-miss journalism about Michigan’s natural resources.
As the earth warms, Midwest searches to cut greenhouse gas
From farmers cutting manure to changes in the transportation industry, folks are looking for changes large and small as the climate changes.
Less skiing, thinner ice, canceled fests. Michigan adapts to climate change
The last few weeks notwithstanding, winters are warming, changing Pure Michigan and forcing those who rely on snow and cold to get creative.
Warming temps mean many Michigan lakes won’t freeze in coming years
Climate change means that inland lakes in much of the Lower Peninsula may not regularly freeze during winter, endangering the ecosystem and a way of life.
Opinion | Michigan can, and should, be a leader in addressing climate change
Michigan can’t throw up its hands and say it can’t make a difference in something as big as climate change. But we need to do our part.
Republicans to Whitmer: Where’s the cash? Doubts on climate plan.
Republican leaders say they agree with the Democratic governor that roads need fixing, but aren’t ready to raise taxes or fees to do it. They also signaled opposition to raising the state’s college-going rate and Whitmer’s PFAS and climate change plans.
Michigan’s energy vulnerability exposed by natural gas scare, bitter cold
Two days of extreme cold and a Consumers Energy mishap forced Michigan into crisis that nearly disrupted the flow of energy to millions of customers. What happens next time? Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to know.
Gretchen Whitmer vows action on climate. Here’s how warming hurts Michigan.
Rising temperatures are impacting Michigan’s roads, sewers, forests and farms, a landmark federal report warns. Gretchen Whitmer promises to create an office dedicated to solutions.
New Midwest governors spur hope for regional fight against climate change
Several states elected governors who vow action against warming temperatures, prompting some to wonder whether the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord could see a revival.
These Michigan nuns are fighting climate change, one light bulb at a time
Concluding that climate change is violence upon the Earth, the Adrian Dominican Sisters have poured efficiency savings into renewable energy.
Michigan environment roundup: Climate change spells trouble for Midwest farmers
The latest can’t-miss journalism about Michigan’s natural resources.
Bill Schuette and Gretchen Whitmer take different tacks to climate change
Bill Schuette says Michigan must “better understand the science,” while Gretchen Whitmer promises an Office of Climate Change and partnerships with other governors to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Schuette goes to bat for ExxonMobil; brief calls climate change ‘unsettled science’
Last month, the Michigan attorney general signed a court filing in support of energy giant that claims debate about global warming is still ‘raging’ among scientists. Spoiler alert: It’s not.
Climate change brings risks, opportunity to ‘Pure Michigan’
A climate scientist sees reason for optimism as Michigan and the world grapples with a hotter, more extreme climate.