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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An MSU professor of horticulture says established trees generally do fine during heat waves. But newly planted or young trees may need a helping hand. -
An analysis by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a free market think tank, finds that the eight largest corporate subsidies during the eight years of Governor Gretchen Whitmer's terms created only 3% of the expected number of jobs, so far. -
Michigan's 2011 fireworks law changed what kind of fireworks people could buy — and in some cases, when they could set them off. -
The Michigan Farmers Union says a decision that chemical manufacturer Bayer cannot be sued at the state level over its failure to warn consumers of cancer risks from Roundup "gives pesticide manufacturers protection while they actively risk the health of farmers across our state." -
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Elizabeth Hertel will resign as of June 30. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has appointed Amy Epkey to serve as acting director of the agency. -
The Great Lakes Piping Plover almost became extinct. Only 12 nesting pairs were counted in Michigan 1990. Now, so far, officials have counted 90 nesting pairs, and not just in Michigan. -
The state of Michigan has created data dashboards that track hospital visits for firearm injuries, and other types of violent incidents and injuries. -
Consumers Energy wants to sell its 13 hydroelectric dams to an out of state private equity firm. But an administrative law judge says the plan should be rejected because it's not in the public interest. -
Michigan For Vaccines, a new coalition of pro-vaccination health organizations, hopes to reverse the trend of falling vaccination rates in the state. -
A package of bills designed to protect children from lead exposure has advanced in the Michigan House.
