November 12, 2025

 

A multi-billion dollar, 250-acre data center project was announced near Ann Arbor by Stephen Ross in partnership with Oracle and OpenAI. (Summer Ballentine, Breana Noble, Beth LeBlanc/The Detroit News)

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The Trump administration plans to allow new oil and gas drilling off the California coast for the first time in nearly four decades. (Maxine Joselow, Lisa Friedman/The New York Times)

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Environmental groups are calling on Governor Whitmer to sign a petition demanding the federal government test drinking water for microplastics. (Anna Busse/Michigan Public Radio)

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement against polluters dropped over 80 percent in less than a year under the Trump administration as it slashes industry regulation. (Jake Spring, Amudalat Ajasa/The Washington Post)

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An analysis shows businesses, government leaders and the media are talking much less -if at all- about climate change. (Shannon Osaka, Kevin Crowe/The Washington Post)

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Ten years after the introduction of the breakthrough Paris Climate Agreement, here's where the world is at in the battle to slow down global warming. (Somini Sengupta, Harry Stevens, Mira Rojanasakul/The New York Times)

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Michigan is suspending millions in grants for an EV battery manufacturer after the company abandoned its plans to build a factory after years of community pushback. (Rachel Van Gilder/The Hill)

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The U.S. was absent from the 30th annual United Nation’s Climate Change Conference 

COP30 as nearly 200 nations gathered to discuss ways to collectively fight global warming. (Seth Borenstein, Anton Delgado, Melina Walling/The Associated Press)

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And then there’s this

 

TIME Magazine released its TIME100 Climate list of influencer leaders driving business climate action - including Michigan’s Justine Johnson, the state’s Chief Mobility Officer that leads and oversees state-level efforts to accelerate clean transportation. (TIME Magazine)