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Past Newsletters

January 2026

  • 2025 CAFE year in review

  • Lansing data center raises many questions

  • Public comments by Katherine Alaimo, East Lansing resident, Board member, Capital Area Friends of the Environment (CAFÉ) to Lansing Board of Water and Light Board of Commissioner’s meeting, November 17, 2025

February 2026

  • Siting of data centers. Where we stand

March 2026

  • Don’t Leave Money on the Table!

April 2026

  • Resilience through Renewables​

May 2026

  • Datacenters Done Right – The Story of the Benton Charter Township Datacenter Ordinance

June 2026

January 2025

  • Food Waste

February 2025

  • Can we pair clean energy policy with better land use policy?

March 2025

  • Moving Towards a World Without Waste

May 2025

  • Lansing 2030 District: Committed to a Greener Future 

June 2025

  • Tom Stanton

July 2025

  • City of Lansing EPR Resolution & Cover letter

  • A Resolution of Support for Michigan Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Policy

  • Why Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation Is a Step in the Right Direction

September 2025

  • Lawsuit Aims to Uncover Contract Hidden by BWL Worth up to $1 Billion

  • Energy Burden

October 2025

  • October Planting

November 2025

  • BWL & the Michigan Energy Assistance Program

​December 2024

  • 2024 CAFE Year in Review

  • Partner Spotlight: Water Equals Life Coalition

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