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The recent news that Norfolk Southern shipped contaminated soil from the train derailment disaster in East Palestine, OH, to communities in other states – Michigan and Texas – was cause […]

EGLE Presents MI Healthy Climate Plan to the House Energy Committee During last week’s House Energy, Communications, and Technology Committee hearing, the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)’s […]

Holding elected officials accountable for their votes is one of the most important ways Michigan LCV and our national partners LCV succeed in keeping the environment on the agenda in […]

Permitting and siting of toxic dumps should be reviewed LANSING – Michigan should not be a dumping ground for toxic waste from Ohio, the result of a train derailment three weeks ago that […]

On the evening of February 3, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed near the town of East Palestine, Ohio. The derailment resulted in a chemical leak that officials attempted to […]

Digging into Whitmer’s proposed state budget Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposed 2023-2024 state budget announced last week includes more than $2 billion in Michigan LCV priorities. Included is funding for water […]

STATE BUDGET PROPOSAL WILL SUPPORT WATER AFFORDABILITY, INVEST IN CLEAN ENERGY, REMOVE LEAD PIPES, PUT MONEY BACK IN MICHIGANDERS’ POCKETS The Michigan League of Conservation Voters released the following statement […]

A recent poll shows support for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) remains strong, as the investments from the historic law begin to flow to states and communities. That makes sense […]

Clean Energy and Climate Highlighted as Kitchen Table, Economic Issues in Whitmer’s 2023 State of the State Address A sizable Michigan LCV contingent was in Lansing last week for Gov. […]