environmental policy

These days, getting pretty much any kind of environmental policy made into law involves a lot of fighting and delay.New research from Michigan State…

Just in case the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement isn’t on your summer reading list, here’s the gist of it:It’s an agreement between the U.S. and…

Economists often argue that we should use the market to fight climate change. Cap-and-trade legislation died in Congress back in 2010. Some people think a…

On Monday morning, the Environmental Protection Agency released the federal government’s plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. The…

It’s official. The country will have a farm bill. On Friday, President Obama plans to sign the nearly $1 trillion bill into law on his trip in East…

A water dilemma is brewing in Wisconsin.The city of Waukesha (near Milwaukee) is asking for permission to tap into Lake Michigan for drinking water — to…

By now, you’ve probably heard of Detroit’s pet coke piles.They’re a byproduct of refining Canadian tar sands oil at Detroit’s Marathon refinery, and the…

Detroit and its downriver suburbs have some serious pollution problems.And according to a new Sierra Club report, the greatest effects fall on poor,…

Yesterday, Governor Rick Snyder gave his “special address” on energy and the environment.In it, he said it is impossible to ignore the connections between…

Rick Snyder was the first Republican running for governor to be endorsed by the Michigan League of Conservation Voters (MLCV), a lobbying group that…