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On March 20, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) held two in-person hearings in areas slammed by this year’s intense ice storms. The storms left almost a million individuals without electricity for days. Michigan’s major utilities (DTE and...

VOTE! in the Sierra Club National Board Election: The national Sierra Club Board of Directors election is underway, and your vote matters! Members will receive the ballot in early March either by mail or electronically (if they selected this option...

Southeast Michiganders continue to face disproportionate asthma and lung cancer rates due to ozone pollution. In 2021, the rate of asthma hospitalizations in Detroit was four times the Michigan average. Yet, instead of prioritizing action to...

Question: What happens in the month of March? A) Spring equinox B) St. Patrick’s Day C) March Madness D) The Sierra Club Michigan Chapter’s March Appeal Answer: All of the above! What is the March Appeal? The month...

  During the December 2022 lame-duck session, the Michigan legislature passed a law allowing the pyrolysis of plastics, over the opposition of Sierra Club and the entire environmental community. The so-called “chemical recycling process...

Enjoy this article from the March 20, 2022 Michigan Chapter Update: The first day of spring in the northern hemisphere is coming, but the migratory birds in parts of Michigan have already been quite vocal about their plans. Michigan’...

Create Your Environmental Legacy You can make a difference for generations to come by remembering the Sierra Club Michigan Chapter in your will or estate plans.   When Rachel Carson, noted author and marine biologist,...

Volunteers In Parks (VIP) is an official countrywide program supervised by National Park Service employees where volunteers work with staff to maintain the park. VIP projects include the Sleeping Bear Dunes beach patrol and the continuing VIP...

The Cornerstone Energy Center proposal, an 1800 MegaWatt combined cycle gas plant proposed in Rives, Michigan is officially dead! The Sierra Club played a small role in supporting the "Keep Rives Rural" campaign and lead volunteer activist Megan...

Last month, the Michigan Public Service Commission approved a settlement agreement secured by the Sierra Club and our partners, forcing Consumers Energy to: Increase their rooftop solar (distributed generation/DG) cap to 4%, beyond the 1% cap...