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Sierra Club Michigan Gets A Head Start On 2026 Endorsements
April 1, 2026
Contact: Nora Naughton, nora.naughton@sierraclub.org, 248-345-1456 Lansing -- The Sierra Club Michigan Chapter is releasing its first round of early endorsements ahead of the packed 2026 statewide general election. Additional...
Sierra Club Michigan calls for a temporary moratorium and strong guardrails on data center development
February 4, 2026
Contact: Nora Naughton, nora.naughton@sierraclub.org, 248-345-1456Lansing – As Michigan is rapidly becoming a target for large-scale data center development, the Michigan Sierra Club is calling for a temporary moratorium on all data center...
Sierra Club Statement on AG Nessel's antitrust lawsuit involving fossil fuel companies
January 23, 2026
Contact: Nora Naughton, nora.naughton@sierraclub.org, 248-345-1456Lansing -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a federal antitrust lawsuit today against BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell, and the American Petroleum Institute alleging...
MPSC Fails Transparency Test by Approving DTE Data Center Deal Outside of a Formal Contested Case
December 18, 2025
Contact: Nora Naughton, nora.naughton@sierraclub.org, 248-345-1456Lansing – The Michigan Public Service Commission bent to corporate and political pressure today and granted special approvals for DTE’s 1.4-gigawatt data center project in Saline...
Environmental groups condemn House Appropriations Committee's use of archaic loophole to claw back millions of dollars from the state budget
December 12, 2025
Contact: Nora Naughton, nora.naughton@sierraclub.org, 248-345-1456Long after the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year was approved, House Republicans are moving to recklessly and unilaterally defund $645 million in previously funded...
Fact Check: Clean and renewable energy laws are not a threat to UP gas plants
November 12, 2025
Contact: Nora Naughton, nora.naughton@sierraclub.org, 248-345-1456 LANSING, MI- Michigan Senate Republicans put out a press release Tuesday that claims: "Without legislative intervention, new energy laws would force the RICE generators to...
Sierra Club responds to DTE's plans to power massive 1.4-gigawatt data center in Michigan
October 30, 2025
Contact: Nora Naughton, nora.naughton@sierraclub.org, 248-345-1456Lansing -- During a quarterly earnings call Thursday, DTE announced it would provide power to a massive data center in Michigan that would draw enough energy to increase demand by 25...
Sierra Club Michigan Chapter honors Dr. Dolores Leonard as Environmentalist of the Year
October 1, 2025
Detroit – Dr. Dolores Leonard, a Southwest Detroit 48217 resident, fierce environmental activist and an early advocate for environmental justice causes, was recently honored as Environmentalist of the Year at this year’s Sierra Club Michigan Chapter...
Sierra Club supports new microplastics bill package with committee testimony
September 10, 2025
Contact: Nora Naughton, nora.naughton@sierraclub.org Lansing – Sierra Club’s Legislative & Political Director, Tim Minotas, testified before the Michigan Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture Tuesday in support of a...
Sierra Club testimony at EGLE hearing advocates for stronger safeguards from industrial farming pollution
August 8, 2025
Contact: Nora Naughton, nora.naughton@sierraclub.org Lansing, Mich. – Sierra Club Executive Committee Member Anne Woiwode provided testimony before Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy on Friday, Aug. 8, advocating for...