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Powering the Mitten: Where will Michigan’s energy come from in 20 years?

This fall, legislators in Lansing will take up the question of how Michigan will get its energy in the future. Nina Ignaczak spoke to experts across the sector to find out what they think Michigan's energy landscape will look like in 20 years.

Michigan DEQ's Dan Wyant.
Q&A with Dan Wyant, director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

As summer finally heats up and West Michigan residents encounter some of this year's first Ozone Action Days, it's a good time to check on the state of the environment. Dan Wyant, director of the MDEQ, sat down and had a chat about the Clean Air Act and carbon emissions. See what he had to say. 

Michigan gets serious about keeping money and jobs out of the landfill through recycling

Michigan may be great at recycling beverage containers, but that's where the Mitten State's recycling fame ends. A new state-led effort is hoping to change that by making it easier to recycle and building local markets so we can keep money -- and jobs -- out of the landfill.

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