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Ann Arbor 23rd House Democrat Jason Morgan is running for reelection against Republican newcomer David Stamp and Green Party candidate Christina Marudas. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has a look at the race.

There has been a lot of confusion regarding Ann Arbor’s Proposal A on the November ballot. It asks voters if they want to establish a Sustainable Energy Utility, or SEU. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Some of Ann Arbor's streetlights can be distractingly bright. New LED lighting is helping with the city’s A2Zero Climate Action plan, but some worry over increased light pollution. WEMU's David Fair talked with Ann Arbor City Council member Dharma Akmon about how the city can move forward while addressing sustainability and accommodating public concern.

A survey of Ann Arbor residents shows high marks for quality of life but still see problems with DTE and the cost of housing. WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The group Ann Arbor for Public Power says, as long as the city continues to use DTE as its power utility, it won’t come close to reaching its goal of carbon neutrality by 2030. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The Ann Arbor School District is transitioning away from the use of fossil fuels. The district was the first to sign up for DTE Energy’s MIGreen Power Program to get to 100% use of renewable energy, and the district will add four more all-electric school buses this academic year. WEMU's David Fair spoke with the Ann Arbor Schools' Director of Capital Programs, Jason Bing, about where the district is today and where it’s headed.

As DTE works to get power restored to customers after this week’s storms, the call continues for changes to utilities in Washtenaw County and across Michigan. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

After a bit of a delay, the Ann Arbor City Council has approved plans to transition another 4,000 DTE streetlights to more efficient LED technology. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has the story.

Ann Arbor officials says some of the trees in the city are dying, and they attribute it to leaks in the DTE Energy natural gas infrastructure. The utility says it is not the problem. The city is asking DTE to conduct necessary repairs, while the utility argues it would be cost prohibitive to contract an arborist to evaluate potential methane damage to trees. What comes next? WEMU's David Fair discussed it with Ann Arbor Sustainability and Innovations Director, Missy Stults.

Ann Arbor is putting the brakes on a move to replace all of its streetlights by converting them to LEDs due to what may residents are calling excessive wattage. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.