renewable energy

The Michigan Secretary of State says a group called Our Home, Our Voice may have violated the Michigan Campaign Finance Act.

The Michigan Public Service Commission has a new process for renewable energy permit applications, to fit a new law that takes effect in November.

Today, we discuss the future of the Palisades nuclear power plant. Then, we talk to the minds behind NPR's Turning the Tables and authors of a new book on the same topic. Plus, is the power to grant a presidential pardon absolute?

A conversation about the arguments against renewable energy projects that are taking place in rural Michigan.

5 Lakes Energy says Michigan has capitalized on the clean energy investments in the federal Inflation Reduction Action more than most states in the nation.

The U.S. EPA announced four tribes in Michigan would receive grants to install renewable energy infrastructure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The IRS says Michigan households claimed $134 million in IRA clean energy tax credits last year. A pro-electrification non-profit says that's just the beginning.

Today, Michigan Public's Tracy Samilton discusses a new law designed to get solar and wind projects in Michigan moving. Also, producers of a new documentary about Detroit's bankruptcy discuss it's human impact. Later, Wayne County Commissioner and DNC delegate Jonathan Kinloch, who gained national attention for his resistance to efforts to not certify Wayne County's 2020 Presidential Election results, talks about Detroiters' sentiments to top-of-the-ticket changes.

Across the state, more than 100 rural communities like Milan Township have passed ordinances banning large-scale solar and wind projects on agricultural land, often involving recall elections of local leaders. A new state law could force them to rethink their opposition — or submit to the state's permitting authority.

The city released rate estimates for a sustainable energy utility, an optional public utility on the ballot in November.