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Seeking energy security from Highland Park, Michigan, to Adjuntas, Puerto Rico

A trip to my birthplace of Puerto Rico gave me a glimpse into what’s possible for my adopted home of Highland Park.

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Seeking energy security from Highland Park, Michigan, to Adjuntas, Puerto Rico

A trip to my birthplace of Puerto Rico gave me a glimpse into what’s possible for my adopted home of Highland Park.

OPINION: DTE & Consumers Energy offered clear lessons at this week’s power outage hearings. Legislators need to act on them.

To fix utilities, lawmakers must stop the bleeding, treat the disease and follow up with preventative care.

Coalition proposes $1.5 billion plan to fix Michigan’s aging housing stock, boost health and combat climate

A state funding proposal aims to help fill the gap between home repair needs and available resources.

Why an Alaskan oil project sparked national outrage

Juan Jhong Chung, climate justice director for the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition, told Planet Detroit that his organization was keeping an eye on the issue because it could signal the administration’s priorities on climate action and environmental justice.

Michigan legislators introduce bipartisan bill package to enable community solar

The proposal would allow Michigan residents and businesses to subscribe to a portion of production capacity from off-site solar facilities, with the production being credited towards their utility bills.

OPINION: Hey MDOT, we need public transit to Ann Arbor, not an ‘autonomous vehicle corridor’

Most experts agree that autonomous tech is still years away from widespread public use, so why are we spending millions to turn a highway into a testing facility, especially when we are already so far behind in road funding?

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