September 18, 2024

Four indigenous Michigan tribes will receive over $38 million in Climate Pollution Reduction Grants to cut climate pollution and accelerate the clean energy transition. (Lester Graham/Michigan Public Radio)

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Did you watch the first 2024 presidential debate? Here’s how Kamala Harris and Donald Trump addressed questions about climate change. (Lisa Friedman/The New York Times)

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reversed Trump’s rollback of the “Once In, Always In” rule and strengthened its restrictions limiting toxic air pollution from factories and industrial facilities deemed as major pollution sources. (Maxine Joselow/The Washington Post)

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A new study warns the world is burning an alarming fifty-seven percent of unmanaged plastic waste threatening global human health. (Simon Ducroquet, Shannon Osaka/The Washington Post)

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The Biden-Harris administration announced $7.3B in funding for rural clean energy projects across 23 different states, contributing to the biggest rural electrification investment since 1936. (Cristen Jaynes Hemingway/EcoWatch)

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Presidential nominee Donald Trump pledged to rescind unused funds from the landmark climate law Inflation Reduction Act if elected president this November. (Kelsey Tamborrino/Politico)

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Grist published its annual “Grist 50” list of climate leaders developing inspiring and innovative ways to stop climate change - including Sesame Solar co-founder and CEO Lauren Flanagan of Jackson, MI. (Jess Stahl, Claire Elise Thompson and more/Grist)

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The largest dam removal project in U.S. history is complete, a win for western tribal nations that will allow salmon populations to swim freely in the Klamath River for the first time in a century. (Rachel Ramirez/CNN)

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Siemens announced the first ever high-speed rail train production facility in America will open in upstate New York in 2026. (John Revill/Reuters)

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The New York Times investigates how extreme heat and flooding are accelerating the deterioration of the country’s aging bridges, posing a growing threat. (Coral Davenport/The New York Times)

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Here are 10 senate races to know and watch that will decide climate policy for the future. (Paul Waldman/Heatmap News)

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Then there’s this…

It’s time for fall foliage - check out the predictions and a week-by-week look at the fall color forecast in Michigan. (Elissa Robinson/The Detroit Free Press)