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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...

Randy Dykhuis
Jul 224 min read
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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...

Randy Dykhuis
Jul 213 min read
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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,...

Randy Dykhuis
Jun 302 min read
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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...

Randy Dykhuis
Mar 304 min read
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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...

Randy Dykhuis
Feb 12 min read
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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...

Randy Dykhuis
Jan 13 min read
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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,...

Randy Dykhuis
May 27, 20242 min read
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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,...

Randy Dykhuis
May 13, 20241 min read
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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...

Randy Dykhuis
Apr 30, 20244 min read
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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...

Randy Dykhuis
Nov 28, 20231 min read
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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)...

Randy Dykhuis
Nov 14, 20231 min read
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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...

Randy Dykhuis
Nov 10, 20231 min read
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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...

Randy Dykhuis
Sep 10, 20231 min read
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Lansing needs environmental action now!
Lansing needs environmental action now!
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May 25, 20231 min read
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