We submitted the following public comment to the Michigan Public Service Commission on Dec. 3, 2025: Please accept this comment from the Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action  (MiCCA) on DTE’s application in Case No. U-21990 for approval of special contracts for electric service between the utility and a subsidiary of the tech company Oracle Corp. for a 1.4-gigawatt data center in Saline Township near Ann Arbor.  The comments are prepared by Elizabeth (Lisa) Del Buono, MD, a

When I got my COVID and flu vaccines earlier this year, it didn’t just feel like a health-conscious choice, but a civic duty.  Over the last decade, we’ve increasingly seen how the rise in mis- and disinformation on social media platforms have fueled political polarization and vice versa. This has made even small, personal decisions like getting a flu shot take on some weighty political significance. There are many factors contributing to the rise of the anti-vax movement, in

What does “do no harm” mean in the face of climate change?  That’s what we asked dozens of attendees during our 2nd Annual Climate and Health Conference in Grand Rapids last Saturday. The question inspired fruitful discussions about the line health professionals have to walk when we evaluate short-term, immediate health risks and consider the existential dread climate change presents, where we have no easy cures. The Hippocratic oath is a simple principle behind medicine, but

As published in Bridge Michigan on Nov. 14, 2025. By Teresa Homsi and Alex Rabin The Dan E. Karn Power Plant in Essexville, Michigan is also owned by Consumers Energy and was decommissioned in 2023. Photo courtesy of creative commons. Joining a slew of retired coal power plants in the state, the J.H. Campbell Generating Plant’s planned closure in West Olive was meant to signal the beginning of a new era – one where our energy needs can be met by cleaner, more sustainable mean