Michigan Sierra Club Beyond Coal

11/03/2023

This Sunday with Michigan Alliance for Justice in Climate - MAJIC!

The Green New Deal is going on tour across the country! We are kicking off the Green New Deal for the People Tour in Dearborn, Michigan. Join Michigan Alliance for Justice in Climate, Green New Deal Network, and local and national voices as we call on President Biden and our Michigan state governmen...

10/25/2023

Want to learn about the SEVEN rules coming from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dealing with clean air, clean water, and climate change? Join us at a the Kemeny Recreation Center for a roundtable that is free and open to the public. Hear from experts and residents about environmental justice and the need to protect our neighborhoods on Monday.

06/14/2023

COMMUNITY EVENT: Soon, Michigan's legislators will be touring the state hearing from residents about where to take the future of our energy, with a listening session happening this Friday in DET. Want to give a public comment? Learn how tomorrow @ 6 PM. Volunteers welcome.

12/20/2022

There are many urgent issues on the table, but none deserve more attention than the right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and raise our children free from cancer-causing pollutants

10/20/2022

ICYMI: a new Sierra Club report shows utility companies are overwhelmingly failing to act on and transition to clean energy, despite their climate pledges.

Curious how our Michigan utilities stack up? Thanks to our intervention, Consumers Energy is now one of the top clean energy utilities in the country. However, DTE Energy got a failing grade and you can help them do better - details here: https://www.sierraclub.org/michigan/blog/2022/10/dirty-truth-20-how-do-michigan-utilities-stack

The Sierra Club finds that 37 out of 50 electric utilities it tracks in the U.S. are either doing very poorly, or failing, on taking necessary steps to meet their climate pledges to reduce carbon emissions 80% by 2030. \DTE Energy is one of those that received an "F."

07/28/2022

We're looking forward to this conversation. Please join us!

Learn about the implications of the West Virginia v. EPA Supreme Court decision on Michigan's path to mitigating climate change.

07/22/2022

Thanks to Planet Detroit for featuring our opinion piece! The Sierra Club and our allies are moving Michigan (and the rest of the country) beyond coal to clean energy, despite the Supreme Court.

Reading Time: 3 minutes Last month, the Supreme Court dealt a major blow to EPA’s ability to fight climate change, holding in West Virginia v. EPA that the agency may not use its most effective tool under the federal Clean Air Act to reduce climate-disrupting carbon pollution from the electric pow...

06/22/2022

We're Hiring!! We are looking for a new Development Director, West Michigan Energy Organizer, and Chapter Director. Learn more about these positions and consider applying to be a part of our team! http://ow.ly/ULOy50Jyun8

06/10/2022

The DTE Monroe coal plant uses enormous amounts of water to cool itself, raising temperatures in the nearby ecosystem and grinding up fish in the process. June 16, a public hearing will be held to consider making the plant adopt better environmental controls. Learn more: notomonroe.com

At the link below, you can RSVP directly with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). You must register through the official EGLE website to give a comment or join the meeting. If you cannot attend but would like to give a written comment, you can also do that here.