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How Did the Same Company Poison the Huron River For a Second Time?

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We are enraged by the recent toxic dump into the Huron River. 

The beaches have emptied, the canoes and kayaks...

Justice, Labor, Housing, and Environmental Advocates Urge a YES Vote on A2/Ypsi Transit Millage

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       A diverse group of community advocates are calling on voters in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Ypsilanti Township to vote YES on transit in the August...
            

Vote YES for Transit in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Ypsilanti Township

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       For the last century, southeast Michigan has been built around cars and trucks, and transit has mostly been an afterthought.  But, a good bus and...
            

Wondering What a World Without the EPA’s Ability to Regulate Will Look Like? Rewind to the Burning Rivers of the 1970s.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Yesterday, in West Virginia vs. the EPA, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that threatens planetary health and the ability of our government to protect...
            

The Ecology Center Condemns the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The Ecology Center is both saddened and angered by the recent rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court. Our work on environmental health and justice has...
            

Tell EPA: Keep Our Skies Clear of Dirty Truck Emissions!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The transportation sector is now the top producer of greenhouse gas pollution in the U.S.  But did you know that medium and heavy-duty trucks account...
            

Press ReleaseClean Energy Advocates Celebrate Agreement on Consumers Energy Resource Plan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Today, Consumers Energy, an investor-owned utility in Michigan that provides energy to 67% of the state, reached a proposed settlement agreement on its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP)...
            

The Michigan Healthy Climate Plan Solidifies Michigan at the Forefront of Clean Energy

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       After a year of Workgroup and Council meetings, listening sessions, and stakeholder convenings, Michigan’s Governor Whitmer and the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy...
            

Press ReleaseNew Children's Car Seat Report Shows Outdated Federal Flammability Standard Unnecessarily Exposes Lower Income Children to Toxic Chemicals.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Affordable U.S. child car seats have more flame retardant chemicals than similar European car seats

More than 40 U.S. models without added chemical hazards are available,...

DTE Energy Waste Reduction Case Settlement Helps The Most Vulnerable Customers

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       For years, the Ecology Center has worked tirelessly alongside its partners to ensure that DTE, Michigan’s largest utility, meets the needs of millions of statewide...
            

Three Alternatives to Toxic Mardi Gras Throws

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       No object screams bacchanalian melee quite like the beaded throws chucked at revelers along the Mardi Gras parade route each spring during Carnival. In New...
            

Test Your Products for PFAS with a Water Droplet

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       PFAS are everywhere. Recently, our partners at Toxic-Free Future found 72% of products labeled stain- and water-resistant contain PFAS. (Read the report here.)

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Support Michigan's Healthy Climate Plan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The Michigan Council on Climate Solutions (Climate Council), alongside other experts and stakeholders, have been working under the leadership of the Department of Environment, Great...
            

Press ReleaseEV Infrastructure and Purchase Incentives Part of Transportation Recommendations in Draft MI Healthy Climate Plan

                                                                                                    ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Transportation will look different in Michigan – and that’s a good thing – under recommendations in the 
            

Press ReleaseConsumers Energy Receives Poor Grades from Advocates on Planned Gas Investments

                                                                                                    A coalition of clean energy, environmental justice, and consumer advocacy organizations released a report card analyzing Consumers Energy’s 15-year Integrated Resource Plan
            