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Governor Gretchen Whitmer is on the road selling her plans for 2023. She spoke Monday to business leaders in Detroit. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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Housing and transportation account for 50% of all greenhouse gas emissions, so changing to electric vehicles won't help slow the climate crisis on its own. The manner in which we build and retrofit our residential and business communities is vital to environmental sustainability. The nation's lead expert on this is Reid Ewing, Distinguished Professor of City and Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah and this week's guest on "Issues of the Environment" with WEMU's David Fair. Later this month, Dr. Ewing will be a featured panelist in Ann Arbor on the interplay between housing and transportation when it comes to reducing our carbon footprint.
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Switching from gas-powered vehicles to electric ones would help most car-drivers save money on fuel costs and reduce carbon emissions, but how big the benefits are depends on where they live. We get details from WEMU's Taylor Pinson.
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As the new session in Lansing gets underway, Democrats find themselves in control of both chambers of the Legislature for the first time in 40 years. Governor Gretchen Whitmer sees that as a path forward on a number of issues. The governor joins WEMU's David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters executive director, Lisa Wozniak, to lay out her priorities for the next two years.
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As the new session in Lansing gets underway, Democrats find themselves in control of both chambers of the Legislature for the first time in 40 years. Governor Gretchen Whitmer sees that as a path forward on a number of issues. The governor joins WEMU's David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters executive director, Lisa Wozniak, to lay out her priorities for the next two years.
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The state Legislature has already called it a year, and when it reconvenes in January, Democrats will be in full control for the first time in 40 years. Donna Lasinski spent the last two years serving as minority leader in the state House, but term limits means she will not return to Lansing. The Washtenaw County Democrat joined WEMU's David Fair with a look back at progress made over the just-completed session and what she believes may transpire when Lansing is in Democratic control.
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A projected billion-dollar development project in the Upper Peninsula got approval for financial incentives from the state Tuesday. Colin Jackson has more.
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A $2.5 billion federal loan sealed the deal to bring new automotive battery production to the US. We have more from Rick Pluta.
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As we move towards a more sustainable energy and transportation future, one of the methodologies is an increased focus on hydrogen. The University of Michigan has created a hydrogen roadmap meant to help the state's response to new funding opportunities because of Michigan's climate action plan. WEMU's David Fair takes a look at what that means now and moving forward with the director for the Center of Sustainable Studies in the U-M's School for Environment and Sustainability, Greg Keoleian.
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The nature of transportation in America is changing. There is a strong move toward electric vehicles with the major automakers committing to the change. Most of that is about personal transportation. But the public transportation sector is adapting and evolving, too. The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority recently conducted a study looking into how best to create a fleet of zero emission buses. There are choices to be made and challenges to overcome. WEMU's David Fair explores those issues with AAATA CEO, Matt Carpenter.