Category: Climate change
From Optimistic Models To Empty Pipelines: The Intellectual History Of Germany’s Hydrogen Backbone
Germany’s hydrogen backbone now exists as steel in the ground and pressurized pipe, but the more important infrastructure was laid long before any trench was dug. That infrastructure was intellectual. A long sequence of studies, models, and policy-facing analyses created the impression that large scale hydrogen for energy use was … [continued]
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Nessel lawsuit claims oil companies violating antitrust laws
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel alleges in a federal antitrust lawsuit filed Friday that oil giants are working as a “cartel” to slow the growth of renewable energy and electric vehicles.
New research shows declining PFAS levels in Great Lakes fish
A study in the Journal of Great Lakes Research used preserved whole lake trout and walleye samples to measure the accumulation of so-called “forever chemicals” in fish from 1975 to 2020.
The Assumptions That Broke: China, India, and the End of Fossil Growth Models
The idea that heavy freight would be the last redoubt of diesel has been repeated for decades, often with confidence and rarely with evidence. In December 2026, that idea finally collapsed. Battery electric heavy duty trucks crossed 50% of new sales in China, a segment that had long been treated … [continued]
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Stateside: Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026
Information on staying safe on winter roads. Plus, the story behind a 1980s ad jingle that became an earworm; the impact of crackdowns on houseless individuals in Traverse City; and an introduction to Michigan Public’s new environment reporter.