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In the News: Preserving Michigan’s lands and waters, for all residents
Sierra Club's Garrett Dempsey, Program Director for Detroit Outdoors, authored an amazing piece on what we need to do to effectively protect Michigan’s wild places while also ensuring that all people, regardless of race or economic status, are able to enjoy it. The answer starts with 30x30, a bold plan to protect and conserve 30% of America’s lands and waters by 2030.
Join the Southeast Michigan Group (SEMG) on Saturday, August 12, 2023 for an exciting day of cycling and environmental awareness at the Green Cruise Bike Rides! Gear up for two exhilarating bicycle rides starting from Ferndale City Hall and explore beautiful surroundings while supporting sustainable transportation initiatives.
Find event details and register today using the link provided here.
Consumers Energy Free Home Energy Analysis for Customers
Sign up for a FREE Energy checkup for your home this summer with Consumers Energy's Home Energy Analysis (HEA) program. The program will create a report on your home that can help you save both energy and money. Learn more here.
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DTE Energy Settlement Is an Important Victory but the Michigan Legislature Must Go Further
After months of advocacy, a long campaign to end the use of coal in Michigan has achieved a significant step. The Sierra Club (working closely with the Natural Resources Defense Council and Earthjustice), and a group of intervenors that includes our Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office, the Environmental Law and Policy Center and many others, announced a settlement agreement with DTE Energy on their energy plan, formally known as an ‘integrated resource plan.’
We are thrilled to announce that through this settlement agreement, we have secured a faster retirement date for the nation’s third largest climate polluter, the DTE Monroe Coal Plant, as well as new commitments to invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency in Michigan.
The Sierra Club along with our partners have been hard at work in the state legislature to ensure a new reality. Right now, we have a monumental opportunity to transform Michigan’s energy future. This past month, three groundbreaking policies that reduce carbon emissions, make electricity more affordable and reliable, and invest in Michigan’s clean energy economy have been introduced in the state legislature.
The Legislature Is on Break: Attend Summer Coffee Hours With Your Lawmaker
The legislative session wrapped up for the summer and lawmakers are heading back to their districts to meet with constituents and hear your thoughts on what they should be focusing on when they return in the fall! We need you to attend these coffee hours and lobby for clean energy legislation!
We're looking for volunteers to help support our administrative needs in the Lansing and Detroit offices. Are you interested in assisting with mailings, preparing materials for tabling or other general administrative tasks?
Please complete our interest form and volunteer with us today!
A Will Is a Way to Protect Michigan’s Wild Places
Leave a gift in your will and help protect wild places and wildlife for generations to come.
By including the Sierra Club Michigan Chapter in your will or trust, you can help carry the work forward to heal and preserve local Michigan communities, wild places and our planet. It costs you nothing now and you can change your mind at any time.
For more information regarding placing the Michigan Sierra Club and/or the national Sierra Club in your will or estate plans, contact elayne.elliott@sierraclub.org.
Together, we will defend our natural areas and everyone’s right to enjoy them today and for future generations.
