Washtenaw judge tosses complaint against Ann Arbor Clerk over public power petition signatures

DTE stands opposed to the proposal, citing an analysis it commissioned from the consulting firm Charles River Associates which places the up-front costs of a shift to municipal power at $1 billion. Ann Arbor for Public Power argues those costs are wildly inflated, and that the shift would carry benefits like more clean energy, lower rates and improved reliability...

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/transportation-infrastructure/2026-08-28/washtenaw-judge-tosses-complaint-against-ann-arbor-clerk-over-public-power-petition-signatures

 

Michigan searches for geologic hydrogen, untapped clean energy source with "great potential"

Brian Ellis, a University of Michigan associate professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, and co-director of the research collaboration MI Hydrogen, said the field at this point is highly speculative — but it also has tremendous potential for unlocking a carbon-free gas to power transportation and manufacturing... 

https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-climate-change/2026-08-24/michigan-searches-for-geologic-hydrogen-untapped-clean-energy-source-with-great-potential 

Against the wind: despite Trump’s attacks, unions are fighting for good US clean energy jobs

The clean jobs bonanza the IRA helped set in motion met major roadblocks when Donald Trump was re-elected in 2024. Since returning to office, the president has moved to dismantle much of Biden’s climate agenda, including by targeting the federal incentives that helped drive clean-energy investment...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/23/wind-energy-unions-trump+

 

Australia doesn’t want to be AI’s landlord - POLITICO

Canberra wants clean energy, local training and a bigger share of the AI economy...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/18/australia-doesnt-want-to-be-ais-landlord-01039921

 

How Fossil Fuel Companies Made Us Believe Gas Was Clean – Mother Jones

A new report released by the Center for Climate Integrity, a research and advocacy group, reveals that fossil fuel companies knew as early as the 1960s that branding gas as “clean” was deceptive…

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/natural-gas-methane-pollution-clean-branding-myth/ 

You can’t claim to “appreciate things” as you sacrifice them.

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AQgDYqfDB1k

GOP hard-liners outline anti-abortion, military funding demands for party-line bill - Live Updates - POLITICO

In the letter, the members also told Johnson the next bill should eliminate clean energy tax credits — something they pushed for in the first reconciliation bill last year. The lawmakers are also asking for reforms to health care, the removal of certain firearm-related taxes and “responsible short-term funding for key government personnel and services” to prevent another government shutdown ahead of the midterms...

 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/24/congress/freedom-caucus-makes-recon-3-0-demands-00974753 

"Quite a quick change for local governments" as MI looks to boost battery energy storage

“The long-term sustainability of these projects to provide revenue — for the township, for the schools, for the county and for the entire area — is a major upside,” Rogers said...

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-climate-change/2026-05-21/quite-a-quick-change-for-local-governments-as-mi-looks-to-boost-battery-energy-storage

 

Some Utah cities commit to bringing renewable power to their homes : NPR

"Instead of just saying, 'Hey, we held up a sign, but nothing happened,'" Cartin said, "we made this change in one of the most conservative states in the country." It's something, he said, "the community can take pride in."

 The Utah coalition's work is getting noticed. Cartin said he's fielding questions from communities in other states about how they could do something similar. "

That's been the really interesting part of being able to present in Montana and Idaho," Cartin said, "being like, 'Hey, we figured this out. You can figure it out, too.'"…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/nx-s1-5734480/renewable-energy-utah

 

Michigan House votes to undo Michigan clean energy standards

Democrats mostly voted against the bills, which passed the House by margins of 58-47 and 57-48. They argue spiking fossil fuel prices demonstrate why the state needs to move toward renewable and nuclear energy...

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-climate-change/2026-05-13/michigan-house-votes-to-undo-michigan-clean-energy-standards

 

‘A share in the delight’: the people investing in the UK’s first community-owned solar battery

Oxfordshire’s Ray Valley Solar already generates clean energy for 7,000 homes, and is now crowdfunding storage to marry daylight with evening demand…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/08/a-share-in-the-delight-the-people-investing-in-the-uks-first-community-owned-solar-battery

 

Federal judge blocks Trump administration restrictions on wind and solar projects

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday struck down several Trump administration actions slowing down development of clean energy, including a requirement that all solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters be personally approved by the interior secretary, Doug Burgum...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/trump-wind-solar-clean-energy-order

Escape route from Iran energy shock leads to China, U.S. allies find - POLITICO

But there’s also an obvious catch: The faster they move to decarbonize, the more they will have to rely on China to supply the necessary materials. After all, Beijing controls the overwhelming majority of the world’s clean technology and critical mineral supply. 

Governments, uneasy about the idea of swapping one dependence for another, are keenly aware of that fact. The question now is whether they’ll put those reservations aside in favor of bolstering their energy security or continue taking measures to protect their economies from China’s dominance…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/20/iran-war-china-beijing-global-clean-energy-dominance-00880124 

The Great Lakes are wasting a massive source of clean energy

Waste heat – or, heat that is currently regarded as waste – could be a new reservoir of energy for district heating systems...

https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-climate-change/2026-03-22/the-great-lakes-are-wasting-a-massive-source-of-clean-energy

 

Why experts say the Iran war underscores risks of Trump's all-in focus on oil | PBS News

When President Donald Trump returned to office last year, he launched a crusade to shift the country away from renewable energy, drastically undoing the climate-friendly policies of his Democratic predecessor to focus instead on oil and other fossil fuels as the answer to his goal of American energy dominance. 

But the war in Iran is underscoring the risks of that approach. 

As crude oil prices rise above $100 a barrel and gasoline prices surge toward $4 a gallon, the Republican president's strategy of blocking clean energy such as wind and solar power has left Americans with fewer alternative energy sources and thus more vulnerable to supply shocks caused by the war, experts say. The Strait of Hormuz, a key access point for the global oil market, remains effectively blocked as Iran targets traffic through it...

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/why-experts-say-the-iran-war-underscores-risks-of-trumps-all-in-focus-on-oil 

 

Michigan House Republicans unveil energy plan

Michigan House Republicans are looking to do away with the state's clean energy standards. 

Their new energy plan would get rid of an overhaul passed in 2023, meant to push the state away from fossil fuels by the end of the next decade. It would also scale back some changes made in 2016 to limit energy waste…

https://www.michiganpublic.org/politics-government/2026-03-12/michigan-house-republicans-unveil-energy-plan 

 

Trump derides Newsom and calls his UK deal 'inappropriate' - POLITICO

Trump's remarks came shortly after Newsom signed a memorandum of understanding in London with U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband pledging cooperation on clean energy technologies, including offshore wind. The agreement also aims to expand access for British firms, including Octopus Energy, to California's market and to boost collaboration between research institutions on both sides of the Atlantic...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/16/trump-calls-gavin-newsoms-clean-energy-deal-with-the-u-k-inappropriate-00782974 

 

Trump administration halts offshore wind projects from Virginia to New England, in major blow to clean power - POLITICO

The move is yet another escalation from President Donald Trump, who has vowed to throttle wind projects despite his party's worries about electricity affordability…

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/22/interior-pauses-construction-of-all-offshore-wind-projects-citing-national-security-concerns-00702593

Law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US

"The federal administration has been so negative to clean energy that people have thought 'OK what can we do at the state level?' and this has been one of those things. 

"There's real momentum behind this now. In states where electricity is more expensive, in particular, I think we will see market forces really carry this far."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/30/balcony-solar-power-states-laws

 

‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival

In 2022, the Biden administration earmarked billions of dollars to help revitalize and strengthen former coal communities. The objective was to lay down building blocks for the region to transition from extractive industries like coal and timber to a hub for solar and other advanced energy technologies, with a view to long-term economic, climate and social resilience. 

But on his first day in office, Donald Trump scrapped Biden's clean energy and environmental programs, which he lambasted as woke, anti-American liberal hoaxes...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/29/trump-coal-country