air pollution

MIT Researchers Clean Air Pollution Using Oceans

BOSTON - Carbon capture — commonly thought of as the use of technology to remove carbon dioxide from the air — is a hotly debated topic. Though the U.S. Department of Energy committed $131 million to various carbon capture projects, opponents claim that focus on carbon capture distracts from other, more effective strategies for combating our warming planet. Now,

By |2024-01-24T12:36:24-05:00January 23rd, 2024|Carbon Capture, Clean Update|

DTE Energy Cutting Methane Emissions By 80 percent

DETROIT - DTE Energy will reduce methane emissions from its natural gas utility operations by more than 80 percent by 2040 – part of a broad sustainability initiative the company has launched to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change while continuing to provide customers with reliable and affordable power. "Since 2011 DTE's improvements

By |2018-10-04T20:21:11-04:00October 4th, 2018|Clean Update|

Legislative Democrats Call For Restoration Of Environmental Quality Citizen Oversight Commissions

LANSING - The Flint water crisis galvanized Democrats in the Michigan House and Senate joined on Wednesday to discuss legislation they plan to introduce that would restore Department of Environmental Quality citizen oversight commissions, which were eliminated in 1991 by executive order by then-Republican Governor John Engler. The Democrats said at a press conference that

By |2016-02-25T18:42:14-05:00February 25th, 2016|Clean Update, Politics|