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The Ecology Center Applauds Nearly $500 Million of Clean Mobility Incentives in Governor Whitmer’s Budget Proposal

On Wednesday, Governor Whitmer released her budget proposal, which is being lauded by a diverse group of non-profit organizations across the state. Among the billions...

Press ReleaseClean Mobility, Energy Efficient Homes Get Boost in Gov. Whitmer’s Budget Proposal

LANSING, Mich. – A diverse group of non-profit organizations today applauded Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget proposal for including investments in clean mobility, energy efficient homes...

Eating Great Lakes Fish Presents a Sobering Risk

A new report expands on the Ecology Center's testing of freshwater fish for PFAS; finds alarming PFAS levels in Great Lakes freshwater fish with subsistence...

Spread Cheer Not Waste: Bringing Back the True Holiday Spirit

Frenzied buying beckons the arrival of the holiday season, fueled by attractive deals and discounts readily available with a tap of our finger. But, with...

An Equitable and Just Transition to Electric Transportation

By Sarah Hughes, Ecology Center Guest Writer
Now that electric vehicles are starting to take off, with sales doubling over the last two years and capturing...

Environmental Organizations Ask Governor Whitmer to Veto Harmful Chemical Recycling Bill

December 12, 2022
Dear Governor Whitmer,
We are writing to urge you to veto the solid waste reform package (HB 4454-61, with Senate substitutes) due to the...

Healthy Stuff Lab Develops Rapid Screening Methods for Detecting Chemicals of Concern

What hazardous chemicals are lurking in everyday products? The government, non-profit, and private sectors are heavily invested in addressing this question as many toxic chemicals...

We Voted to Restore Our Rights. Now It’s Time to Re-write the Future.

We woke up November 9 to a new day in Michigan. Voters had approved constitutional amendments to protect voting rights and reproductive rights – liberties...

A Livable Planet Is Always on the Ballot

After the 2016 election, a 28 year old Michigander decided she was tired of political polarization and cynicism about the government's ability to improve people’s...

Vote Yes on Proposal 3 for Reproductive Freedom

Earlier this year, when the Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Ecology Center released a statement expressing our...

Press ReleaseCoalition Calls for Michigan to Target 100% Clean Car Sales by 2030

Bold goal would help ensure state that put the world on wheels remains in the driver’s seat
DETROIT, Mich. – Michigan should adopt a goal of...

Tell REI: Stop Polluting the Outdoors with PFAS

Update: On February 22, 2023, REI announced it will ban PFAS in all textiles and cookware from its suppliers, in a major update to its “Product...

Reigning Toxics: What We Burn Is What We Breathe

Our earth’s atmosphere or ‘air’ is much more than just the oxygen we breathe. If you catapulted through it starting at the surface, you would...

CHEMICAL COCKTAILS: PET plastics leach a toxic heavy metal

PET plastics: leading the way to ‘plastification’ of our planet. 
Plastic waste is a global crisis. Much of this waste never fully disappears. It simply breaks...

A Climate Victory Diluted by the Inequity It Will Perpetuate

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
In early August, most of us had written off the Biden administration's plans for a Democrat-led climate bill. However, in...