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Michigan Coal Resources

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Local Resources

Michigan Coal Ash Factsheet
We need strong federal regulations to protect us from toxic coal ash. Find out more about how coal ash is affecting us here in Michigan.

Michigan Coal Ash Trail Google Map
Find out where toxic coal ash is stored in MI

PSC Letter on Wolverine Coal Plant Costs
A letter from the chairman of the MI Public Service Commission explaining their analysis of the cost of Wolverine's proposed coal plant in Rogers City and showing how Wolverine significantly underestimated the cost of the plant.

Offshore wind framework petition
Michigan needs jobs and clean energy, and offshore wind in the Great Lakes offers us a tremendous opportunity to create both, building our clean energy economy. The first step for offshore wind is creating a regulatory framework. We need a process in place to evaluate projects and take all issues into consideration. With a good regulatory framework we can be assured that we’re developing this great resource responsibly. Download this petition and help us show support for offshore wind framework.

Holland Beyond Coal
The Holland Board of Public Works has proposed an expansion of the James DeYoung coal plant. This expansion would more than double the size of the plant, emitting an additional 500,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere every year for the next 40-50 years. Visit the Holland Beyond Coal website to find out more!

Wolverine's Proposed Rogers City Coal Plant: Tough on our Checkbook, Hard on our Environment
Find out more about Wolverine Power Supply's proposed coal plant-

National Resources

Factsheet: The Dirty Truth about Coal
Conceived as a slimmed down version of our popular coal report, this four-page fact sheet presents the main arguments and statistics in a shortened format.

Coal Ash Storage Sites Map
Check out our Google Map showing where 584 coal ash storage sites are located across the U.S.

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Coal Near You Coal 101

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