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Guide to clean energy in your home
You hear a lot of talk about moving to cleaner energy in your home, but many people aren't quite sure what that means. You may have...
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Sep 10, 20231 min read


Combined Sewer Overflow in Ingham County
Written by Mike Smalligan, CAFE Board member, Cherry Hill resident & Forester When it rains in Lansing, your toilet might flush straight...
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Jul 22, 20254 min read


Lansing's Energy Future
In the coming month, BWL will be hosting several public events at which the public can comment on future energy plans for BWL and the...
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Jul 21, 20253 min read
2025 Extended Producer Responsibility Resolution for the City of Lansing
WHEREAS, the City of Lansing is committed to reducing materials landfilled by diverting and capturing value from those materials,...
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Jun 30, 20252 min read


The Dangerous, False Solution of Biogas Co-digesters - Dr. Nichole Keway Biber, Mid-Michigan Campaign Organizer, Clean Water Action
As consolidation and industrialization continue to dominate modern agriculture, profound changes to rural landscapes have ushered in an...
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Mar 30, 20254 min read


Can we pair clean energy policy with better land use policy?
Will new clean energy projects cause land use change that increases greenhouse gas emissions? Michigan might need 400 square miles of...
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Feb 1, 20252 min read


Reducing food waste can lower GHG emissions
Lansing is taking their first steps towards recovering food waste and turning it into something valuable. There is extensive information...
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Jan 1, 20253 min read


POWER TALK: Electrical Energy Basics
The Climate Action Plan Team of the League of Women Voters has written a very good, very accessible guide to electricity generation,...
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May 27, 20242 min read


Media Stories about BWL Air Permit
BWL's application for an air permit that would allow them to emit a host of hazardous air pollutants was covered widely in local media,...
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May 13, 20241 min read


BWL Air Permit Action
Many of you have asked about the key problems with LBWL's air permit application to install a RICE power plant. We have reviewed the...
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Apr 30, 20244 min read


BWL Coal Ash Contamination links
Here are a few more links that residents near the Erickson Station power plant might find useful. Contact Jill Greenberg, EGLE...
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Nov 28, 20231 min read


Media Coverage of Millett Neighborhood meeting
Here is a list of media outlets that covered our neighborhood meeting on November 9, 2023, along with links to their stories: WKAR (NPR)...
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Nov 14, 20231 min read


Safe Drinking Water Near the Erickson Power Plant
On Thursday November 9, 2023, almost 40 residents from the Millett Highway neighborhood gathered to hear from groundwater experts about...
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Nov 10, 20231 min read


Lansing needs environmental action now!
Lansing needs environmental action now!
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May 25, 20231 min read
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