Environment Michigan Warns That Michigan's Waterways Are at Risk of Increased Pollution 2/11/2010

Streams and wetlands in Michigan are at risk of unlimited pollution, according to a report released today by Environment Michigan, Courting Disaster: How the Supreme Court Has Broken the Clean Water Act and Why Congress Must Fix It. One case study highlighted in this report is Cedar Lake in Michigan that is at risk of losing Clean Water Act protections. The report also provides 30 case studies demonstrating how the federal Clean Water Act is broken and calls on Representative Mark Schauer to fix it.

Courting Disaster: How the Supreme Court Has Broken the Clean Water Act and Why Congress Must Fix It 2/11/2010

For decades, the Clean Water Act protected the Nation’s surface water bodies from unregulated pollution and rescued them from the crisis status they were in during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Now these vital protections are being lost. This report details the threat to our Nation’s waters by examining dozens of case studies, and highlights the urgent need for Congress to restore full Clean Water Act protections to our waters.

Plug-in Cars: Powering America toward a Cleaner Future 1/20/2010

America’s current fleet of gasoline-powered cars and trucks leaves us dependent on oil, contributes to air pollution problems that threaten our health, and produces large amounts of global warming pollution. “Plug-in” cars are emerging as an effective way to lower global warming emissions, oil use, and smog. A plug-in car is one that can be recharged from the electric grid. Plug-in cars come in two types: plug-in hybrids that are paired with small gasoline engines, and fully electric vehicles that consume no gasoline at all.

Michigan news: Millions of gallons of gas saved last year 9/22/2009

Increased use of public transit saved 35.6 million gallons of gasoline in Michigan last year, reducing the state's carbon dioxide emissions by about 320,000 tons, according to a study released Tuesday by Environment Michigan, an advocacy group in Ann Arbor.

Lawmaker wants less greenhouse gas from fuels 9/09/2009

Suppliers should provide Michigan motorists with fuels that produce less of the gases that cause global warming, advocates and a state legislator said Tuesday.

Global Warming Increase in Michigan 10/17/2008

A new report shows global warming has increased here in Michigan.