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Press ReleaseEnvironmental, community justice, labor groups urge Congress to finish the job, pass Build Back Better Act

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     DETROIT, Mich.&nbsp;— As President Biden visits General Motors’ Factory ZERO to tout the bipartisan infrastructure bill, Michigan environmental advocates, labor unions and community justice groups...
            

Press ReleaseMichigan Should Power Grid With Renewables, Reduce Energy Use, Boost Electrification in State Climate Plan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     LANSING, Mich. – Nearly 30 Michigan organizations and more than 450 individuals and counting outlined key recommendations to use less energy, power the grid with...
            

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&nbsp;
            

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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PFAS in Cookware and Bakeware and Healthier Choices: An EcoLive Event

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     During this event, our Healthy Stuff team shared the results of the soon to be released study of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in...
            

Avoid Greenwashing in Gardening: An EcoLive Event

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Gardening naturally starts with using non-synthetic fertilizer.&nbsp;But, a recent study done by the Ecology Center shows some fertilizers marked as “eco”, “natural”, or even “organic”...
            

Support Michigan's Healthy Climate Plan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
              February 8, 2022

                                           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 ReleaseConsumers Energy Receives Poor Grades from Advocates on Planned Gas Investments

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

All Michigan Children Should Be Tested for Lead at One and Two Years of Age

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Thousands of Michigan children are lead poisoned each year and nothing is done about it… because no one even knows it’s happening. Not even their...
            

Press ReleaseBiden’s fuel efficiency, emission standards a step in the right direction

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Ann Arbor, Mich.&nbsp;— Higher fuel efficiency and emissions standards being proposed at the federal level are a big step in the right direction, the Ecology...
            

Press ReleaseNew Study Finds Toxic Chemicals in Beverage Packaging

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Ann Arbor, MI -- A new report by the Toxic Free Food Campaign in partnership with Ecology Center Healthy Stuff Lab titled “Capped With Toxics”...
            

Who’s Minding the Store? Report Card Ranks 40 Major Retailers on Toxic Chemical Action

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Are your favorite stores working to keep toxic chemicals out of products and packaging? Or are they failing to protect customers? The third annual Who’s...
            