Michigan gives other states a lesson on speeding up transition to clean energy

Solar panels in Ann Arbor Township, Michigan. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed legislation that will require utility providers to transition to 100% carbon-free energy generation by 2040. (AP file)

If you live in Detroit or another part of Michigan where there’s a looming threat of bodily harm from fossil fuel pollution, it just got a little easier to breathe a sigh of relief … and to maintain your ability to breathe in general.

The historic Clean Energy Future Package and Clean Energy and Jobs Act, just recently signed into law by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, will greatly accelerate the state’s transition to the exclusive use of clean power sources like wind and solar.