power outages

Today, we broke down how DTE cut its operations budget just months before the ice storm. Then, we heard about why Michigan may soon become a haven for those fleeing the effects of climate change elsewhere. Plus, why EVs pay less in road use taxes, and we ended by revisiting our conversation with Mattawan-based debut novelist Maria Dong

Michigan utilities were still working on restoring service interrupted by the last two storms when another storm Friday knocked out power to more than 200,000 people.

Today, what role oversight plays in the reliability of the grid and how elected officials are responding to more frequent outages. Then, we checked in on a hazardous waste dump in Van Buren Township, and its connection to toxic waste from the train crash in East Palestine, Ohio. Plus, a look at a new comic centering the stories of Black queer icons.

Sen. Mallory McMorrow, D-Royal Oak, and Michigan Public Service Commission Chair Dan Scripps joined the show to talk through holding Michigan's energy companies accountable.

We checked in about the deafening chorus of unhappiness with power outages across Michigan. Also, Michigan State University reevaluates safety measures after a deadly mass shooting. Plus, we looked at how federal oversight is failing teenaged migrants in hazardous blue collar jobs.

Last week’s ice storm left hundreds of thousands of households without power for days through freezing temperatures. That’s as giant floods and downed electric lines due to torrential storms have become more common due to climate change.

A University of Michigan researcher explained what went wrong with the grid during Wednesday night's ice storm, and why so many are still out of power. Plus, a conversation about how Indigenous people are reclaiming space in Midwestern cities.

We got an update on the ice storm that has left thousands in the state without power. Plus, a conversation with one Michigander who dived deep into Wikipedia during lockdown — and found comedy gold.

DTE said "a technical issue" was preventing access to customer service systems Wednesday night.

The Citizens Utility Board argued for a credit of $2 an hour of power outage. The Michigan Public Service Commission called that "not reasonable."