News

On May 20, the Ann Arbor City Council voted to approve the City’s 2020-21 budget with the fully proposed $880,000 in new funding for climate action.

We’re saddened to note that Al Beeton, a prominent Great Lakes scientist and former Ecology Center Board President, passed away on April 23, 2019, surrounded by family.

It is our responsibility to step up our game. Ugh, I know...we are all doing the best we can in so many areas of our lives. But, wherever you are in your consumption of plastic, you can do better. We must all do better.

The need for urgent climate change action is clear. The state received a sobering reminder of the risk inherent in primary reliance on fossil fuels for energy when a fire at a Consumer’s Energy natural gas plant occurred spurring worry over having enough heat in the bitter cold.

Last month, Detroit hosted the annual North American International Auto Show, one of the longest-running, largest, and most buzzed about auto shows on the continent. This year’s announcements provide promising signs for an environmentally-friendly transition to electric.

The Ecology Center thanks the City of Ann Arbor’s longtime Environmental Coordinator Matt Naud, welcomes the City’s new Sustainability and Innovation Coordinator Missy Stults, and talks with both about Ann Arbor’s past and future leadership on climate change.