water protectionMichigan’s new water withdrawal assessment processWorkshops offered for planning and watershed management
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transportation policyMichigan public transportation under attackSenate cuts Amtrak funding by over 50 percent
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climate changeEPA ruling on carbon dioxide emissions is key first stepChris Kolb, MEC president, is guest blogger at FreepOpinion
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Recent news stories compiled by the
Knight Center for Environmental Journalism
Knight Center for Environmental Journalism
Environment agencies in Great Lakes states reorganize, downsize
Birds Eye Foods working to remove iron from water
Caterpillars leave swath of destruction in Michigan
Lawmakers right to combine environmental departments
More News...MEC responds to State Senate vote to cripple environmental oversight
Response from Michigan Environmental Council to State Senate’s vote to cede authority to federal government, cripple state environmental protections
Read More2009-06-17
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Policy wonks float down the Grand River on final day of “Smart Commute” challenge
The week-long Smart Commute challenge in Lansing witnessed perhaps its most offbeat entry yet when a pair of environmental policy specialists from the Michigan Environmental Council (MEC) canoed the Grand River to reach their Lansing office.
Read More2009-06-05
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transportation policy
Regulators cut proposed cost of utility’s renewable energy plan, find clean energy and efficiency cheaper than new coal
The Michigan Public Service Commission cuts customers' costs for new renewable energy plan and finds clean energy cheaper than new coal. MEC and our allies say costs should come down even further for clean energy.
Read More2009-05-27
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