With some parts of the country already facing heat waves, the organization in charge of setting reliability standards for the American electric grid is warning that a scorching summer could lead to a shortage of…
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Can’t install your own solar panels? Some areas let you join a community project.
For four generations, Steve Wine’s family has tended a 600-acre farm in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, raising steers and growing corn, soybeans and alfalfa. The farm has struggled in recent years with rising…
Senate passes expansion of prevailing wage law to wind and solar projects
Michigan Senate Democrats pushed through an expansion of the state’s prevailing wage law Wednesday that would apply to renewable energy projects. Senate Bill 571, introduced by state Sen. John Cherry (D-Flint), would…
U of M researchers to guide students nationwide in gathering data during Monday’s solar eclipse
As people across the country gather outside using special glasses to watch Monday’s total solar eclipse, science faculty at the University of Michigan will lead projects to both provide near real-time images…
‘Pollinator scorecard’ could help solar developers amp up proposals
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Michigan’s recent climate legislation…
‘It only makes sense’: Houses of worship adding solar arrays
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. On a Sunday morning…