As the Whitmer Administration Enters Final Year, Environmental Advocates Lament Wasted Opportunities

As the Whitmer Administration enters final year, environmental advocates lament wasted opportunities

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks before signing clean energy legislation at Detroit’s Eastern Market, Nov. 28, 2023 | Whitmer office photoThis article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. In late 2023, an unlikely state in the country’s industrial heartland passed nation-leading climate laws—Michigan. The “bold” and …

As the Whitmer Administration Enters Its Final Year, Environmental Advocates Lament Wasted Opportunities

Climate legislation requiring Michigan to get all its electricity from renewable sources became Gretchen Whitmer’s signature environmental bill. But now, tax incentives the governor granted data centers stand to trigger “off ramps” to more fossil fuel use.By Tom PerkinsIn late 2023, an unlikely state in the country’s industrial heartland passed nation-leading climate laws—Michigan. The “bold” and “ambitious” plan drew praise for Gov. Gretchen Wh…