Tracy Samilton
Energy and Transportation Reporter / ProducerTracy Samilton covers energy and transportation, including the auto industry and the business response to climate change for Michigan Public. She began her career at Michigan Public as an intern, where she was promptly “bitten by the radio bug,” and never recovered.
She took over the auto beat in January, 2009, just a few months before Chrysler and General Motors filed for bankruptcy.
Tracy’s reports can frequently be heard on Morning Edition and All Things Considered, as well as on Michigan Public.
Her coverage of Michigan’s Detroit Three automakers has taken her as far as Germany, and China. Tracy graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in English Literature.
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The Michigan Infrastructure Council wants to develop a Citizens Infrastructure Guide to help people understand the need to invest in road, water, internet, electricity and other essential services. -
State Senate Democrats have introduced a package of bills that, among other changes, would dramatically boost the credits that customers get for losing electricity after outages. -
Ypsilanti Township residents and leaders opposed a proposed University of Michigan computing center at a second town hall, citing noise and environmental concerns. -
Environmental groups are lambasting the Trump administration's decision this week to issue a final rule that dramatically rolls back the Biden administration's fuel economy standards. -
Antrim County Clerk Victoria Bishop faces recall petitions after state officials stripped her voter file access over alleged unauthorized cancellations of voter records. -
Governor Gretchen Whitmer asked the Michigan Public Service Commission for ideas on lowering utility bills. The commission says the most important way to do that is address "capital bias." -
The ACLU says a number of universities across the country, including U of M, have "harshly" responded to a surge in pro-Palestine demonstrations on campus. -
DTE Energy says its new proposed long-term energy plan meets state laws and reduces carbon emissions while ensuring reliability and affordability. Sierra Club Michigan says the plan involves hidden risks from data centers. -
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democrat running for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, and Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee, have staked out sharply different views on what will resonate with voters. -
The Federal Trade Commission, Amway, and two Amway affiliates will settle a lawsuit alleging the companies misled people about how much money they could make buying and reselling Amway products.
