New #whistleblower has come forward with evidence that chemical industry giant BASF North America was allowed to release toxic chemicals into the Great Lakes of #Michigan, killing aquatic wildlife & risking drinking water supply. Read it: planetdetroit.org/2024/11/compla… by Nina Ignaczak.

How Michigan pro-environment candidates and issues fared in the 2024 election buff.ly/4fFT05P

Incredibly dry in New York right now, with plenty of fallen leaves and fall die back to drive something like this.

Project 2025 offers a blueprint for how Trump could consolidate control over the federal government. It also targets environmental enforcement, PFAS regulations, and federal legislation to address the climate crisis. Planet Detroit planetdetroit.org/2024/11/trump-…

“Trump’s record and Project 2025 suggest climate action will be in the crosshairs under the new administration. Trump previously pulled the United States out of the Paris Agreement, and Project 2025 looks to eliminate EPA climate programs…” Brian Allnutt planetdetroit.org/2024/11/trump-…

MI advocates want Democrats to pass water affordability and polluter pay bills in lame duck. But leadership has focused on passing tax cuts for big business, including data centers that could 'blow a hole' in the state climate plan. Planet Detroit planetdetroit.org/2024/11/michig…

New poll shows a majority of Trump voters want to protect the EPA. But former agency officials say the incoming administration has a "novel plan" for shrinking the agency without congressional approval. Planet Detroit planetdetroit.org/2024/11/trump-…

State Rep. Jaime Churches, D-Wyandotte, in goodbye speech warns that both parties need to ensure they're accountable to the people alone. "Corporate greed whispers in the hallways," Churches said, and corruption works not as a flaw in the system, but as a feature.

DTE Energy has told its shareholders for months that a data center incentive bill would pass in Michigan, over the objections of climate and consumer advocates. The utility has also been doling out cash to key lawmakers. Good rundown from Brian Allnutt: planetdetroit.org/2024/12/michig…

My investigation found big oil fiercely lobbied last year to kill a Cal “polluter pay” bill that would’ve forced them to cover costs of climate change catastrophes, like that unfolding theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

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Same thing happened in the eastern U.S. during the infamous “Polar Vortex winter of 2013-14.” I always say in my global warming lectures that what’s happening in “your backyard” isn’t necessarily what’s happening to the rest of the world, and this is yet another perfect example.

As DTE helps drive the climate crisis with ongoing investments in fossil fuels, ratepayers pay more to cool their homes and help the utility recover from weather disasters. Meanwhile, DTE profits are surging along with shutoffs for nonpayment. planetdetroit.org/2025/02/dte-en…

Critical support in the form of the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is now in jeopardy as electricity and gas costs outpace inflation and utilities continue to seek rate hikes. New from Brian Allnutt in Planet Detroit. planetdetroit.org/2025/07/great-…

Whitmer praises new MPSC appointee Shaquila Myers’ work on clean energy legislation, but ratepayer advocates say they fear utilities influenced governor’s decision. planetdetroit.org/2025/07/whitme…