The ABCs of MI Tri-Share child care
Michigan’s Tri-Share pilot program set out to address the substantial child care challenges facing working families. Now it’s transforming the landscape of our workforce and supporting parents’ needs.
Clearing a Path for Carbon Capture Utilization
We explored barriers and opportunities for the deployment of carbon capture, utilization and storage technology. Find out how capturing carbon dioxide can be part of the solution for reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Supercharge your climate and sustainability goals
Learn about the benefits of new federal funding for climate change and sustainability and the hurdles Michigan communities face when setting ambitious climate goals.
Building Community Wealth By Reducing Energy Burdens
Michigan Saves, the nation’s first nonprofit green bank, understands the power of clean energy sources and wants everyone—no exceptions—to have access to their benefits. Learn about Michigan Saves’ energy saving programs and how they contribute to building community wealth.
PSC wrapped: looking at 2021 through the rearview mirror
If we have taken away anything from this year of data excess, it’s to not lose sight of the real-life outcomes woven through the lines on a chart. Each data point that fills up columns in a spreadsheet represents a person, a group of people, or a community. What we show up to do every day makes lived experience better because we investigated the numbers — and gave them a pulse.
Michigan’s economic recovery comes with some caveats
Experts are calling Michigan’s postpandemic economic rebound among the best in the U.S., yet major challenges threaten this positive momentum. We worked with our own in-house expert economist, Stephan Vitvitsky, to analyze the good news of 2021’s economic recovery and four key areas that will have significant impact on the economic outlook for 2022.
Unearthing water infrastructure investments
Michigan’s aging water infrastructure has been ignored for too long. The conversation about our infrastructure needs to be brought above ground for good.
Julie Metty Bennett: Time to deposit Michigan’s bottle bill in history’s recycling bin
If Michigan were to consider a new recycling plan, it would be more cost effective and efficient to phase out the bottle bill.
American Rescue Plan: How to use Michigan’s funding to rebuild for an equitable future
American Rescue Plan funds need to be used quickly and equitably in Michigan. How will you use this support to solve regional problems?
One hundred days, 19 teams and one audacious vision
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” custom_padding=”true” custom_padding_lr=”0″ custom_padding_t=”0″ custom_padding_b=”0″ css=”.vc_custom_1599701058029{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”The Muskegon community is in the midst of a cultural renaissance” use_theme_fonts=”yes” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:36|text_align:left|color:%23665c57″ spacing=”” mobile_align=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”15px”][vc_column_text el_class=”intro-text”]Exactly one year ago, residents across the county came together to understand — and address — the root causes that affect public health. They created their very own Livability Lab, […]