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DTE Energy to offer voluntary buyouts to almost 3,000 employees

DTE Energy, one of the state’s largest energy providers, is set to offer buyouts to around 3,000 employees.

DTE, Consumers officials appear before House Committee

Michigan’s largest utility companies faced questioning from state lawmakers Wednesday over recent widespread blackouts.

As the number of electric vehicles in Michigan increases, state lawmakers and local officials are debating how to tax them fairly for road use.

For consumers shopping for an EV, new rules mean fewer models qualify for a tax credit

The credits range from $3,750 to $7,500 and are aimed at boosting EV sales as the Biden administration tries to cut planet-warming emissions.

A man stands by as a fire rages in a livestock market area in al-Fasher, the capital of Sudan's North Darfur state, on Sept. 1, in the aftermath of bombardment by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Sudan's war passed 6 months, with much of the world consumed by other conflicts

An estimated 9,000 people have been killed and another 5.6 million forced to flee their homes. NPR has spoken to Sudanese from different walks of life to hear how they're coping.

Doctors' offices often offer special medical credit cards as a solution to paying off large medical bills. But patients may end up paying far more for their bills when they have to pay interest down the road.

Biden administration warns consumers to avoid medical credit cards

Americans paid an estimated $1 billion in interest on medical debt in just three years, a federal agency finds. This includes use of credit cards often pitched in doctors' and dentists' offices.

Is Consumers Energy's carbon reduction plan better than DTE Energy's? Environmentalists say yes

In 2016, Michigan got an important new tool in the growing effort to limit global heating.The state's new energy law requires regulated utilities, for the…

Michigan Capitol building in Lansing on a summer day.

Stateside: Clock counts down on budget impasse; Consumers Energy’s political spending; new MI music

Today on Stateside, there are just a few weeks left in the 2019 legislative session, but Governor Gretchen Whitmer and GOP lawmakers have yet to reach a…

U.S. judge blocks JetBlue's acquisition of Spirit, saying deal would hurt consumers

JetBlue, the nation's sixth-largest airline, sought to buy Spirit for $3.8 billion. The judge said "the consumers that rely on Spirit's unique, low-price model would likely be harmed."

DTE Energy crews work on repairing power lines on Orchard Lake Road after a storm in August. DTE said the storm knocked down more than 2,000 power lines. / File photo.

MPSC encouraging people to suggest penalties, incentives to improve DTE, Consumers reliability

The Michigan Public Service Commission has launched a case involving a "straw" proposal, to start an informal process of gathering feedback on new penalties or incentives to improve electric reliability by DTE and Consumers Energy.

Michigan has the most clean energy workers in the Midwest, report finds

A new report from E2 says Michigan leads the Midwest region in the number of clean energy jobs and workers. Clean energy jobs in the state grew nearly 5% in 2022.

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