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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...
Sierra Club Responds to the Appointment of New MPSC Commissioner Shaquila Myers
July 21, 2025
Contact: Nora Naughton, nora.naughton@sierraclub.org Lansing, Mich. – Sierra Club and climate activists across Michigan have demanded an environmental champion for the latest appointment to the Michigan Public Service Commission. Today,...
Wayne County Speaks: We Want Clean Air and Good Jobs
July 18, 2025
As Cleveland-Cliffs pauses operations at the Dearborn Works steel facility, a powerful new poll shows what the community really wants: bold investment in clean manufacturing that protects both people and the planet.Commissioned by the Sierra Club...
Republicans Just Passed the Most Anti-Environment Bill in U.S. History — Here’s What’s at Stake
July 18, 2025
Republicans in Congress just passed HR 1, the most harmful environmental bill in U.S. history, all to appease President Donald Trump and reward the billionaires who funded his campaign. This legislation gives away $4.5 trillion in tax breaks to the...
Clean Energy Progress in Michigan
July 18, 2025
Since the passage of PA 233 in 2023 there has been much progress in siting renewable energy projects in Michigan. Representatives of developers of utility-scale solar projects in Michigan say that the financial incentives in this bill have motivated...
86,262 Origami Fish Created in Fight to Shut Down Line 5
July 17, 2025
In a massive collective effort to protect the Great Lakes and shut down Line 5, organizations and participants part of the Fish for the Future campaign https://www.sierraclub.org/wisconsin/blog/2025/07/86262-fish-thousands-people-one-powerful-...