Tell EGLE: Support Rural Resilience in the MI Healthy Climate Plan!

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) just released their first draft of MI Healthy Climate Plan so our state can be a leader in fighting the climate crisis. The plan is a great start, but there is also some room for improvement. There are some important ways that the MI Healthy Climate Plan can create ambitious goals for Michiganders while paying close attention to bringing positive change to rural communities. By making strides towards rural electrification, sustainable food systems, and community-led energy planning, we can make some real progress in meeting our climate goals from Copper Harbor all the way down to Charlotte.

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Thank you for taking action!

For too long, rural communities have been left out of the conversation for how to fight the climate crisis. It is important for rural Michiganders to have a voice in the MI Healthy Climate Plan to support sustainability, resilience, and equity so that regardless of where one lives, we all have the chance to thrive.

The current MI Healthy Climate Plan does a good job in outlining ambitious goals to reduce pollution and bring our state closer to a renewable-based economy. But there are also some important ways to strengthen the plan so that rural Michigan is seen and heard:

•	Build on findings from the Upper Peninsula Energy Task Force and encourage Michigan families to save money by electrifying their homes so we can reduce our statewide domestic carbon footprint. This can be accomplished through promoting electric heat pumps, public transportation, modernizing and weatherizing existing housing stock
•	More robust resources for regenerative farming to promote sustainable agriculture and curb pollution by restricting factory farming. 
•	Community choice aggregation and electrical cooperatives so low-income families and communities of color can lead the charge for their energy needs.

There should also be a relationship built in this plan to include insights from Michigan’s tribal nations, who are already implementing practices to fight climate change.

Thank you, and I look forward to seeing the completed plan and how it reflects Michigan’s diverse communities across both peninsulas.

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