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Catastrophically injured auto accident survivors at the state Capitol, asking legislators to fix no fault law that's depriving them of care

Insurance expert: Auto insurance industry misleads consumers to hide failure of no-fault law

A new report says the auto insurance industry in Michigan is misleading people to try to convince them the state's 2019 auto no-fault law is working to reduce rates.

Consumers Energy announces plans for reduced carbon emissions and zero coal

Consumers Energy plans to become more environmentally friendly – while keeping customer bills stable.The company rolled out its “Clean Energy Breakthrough…

Blaming renewables for blackouts, which haven't happened, is "a way to forestall a transition that's underway, but needs to move faster than it is right now," said Shelley Welton of the University of Pennsylvania.

Renewable energy is maligned by misinformation. It's a distraction, experts say

The new climate spending package boosts wind and solar power to clean up the country's electricity grid. But these efforts face an ongoing misinformation campaign.

Starting May 11 most people will have to pay for those at-home test kits for COVID-19, as the federal government's declaration of a COVID-19 public health emergency officially ends.

COVID test kits, treatments and vaccines won't be free to many consumers much longer

Insurers, employers, taxpayers and other consumers will all be affected as drugmakers move these products to the commercial market in May. How much you'll pay depends on your health insurance.

Wolfgang Gründinger, with the renewable energy start-up Enpal, stands next to his company's latest offering: a Bosch heat pump that is capable of heating and cooling a single family home. The cost of electricity needed to power a heat pump is a third cheaper than natural gas.

Germany's Green Party wants people to use heat pumps to save energy. Some are balking

Some German homeowners are worried they'll have to foot the bill for their country's climate targets by replacing their gas boilers with cleaner — but more expensive — heat pumps.

An e-cigarette sits on a table with smoke around it

Stateside: Ban on flavored e-cigs; Consumers wants you to use less energy; nontraditional students

Today on Stateside, Governor Whitmer issued emergency rules making Michigan the first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes, which are popular among…

Consumers Energy to start work early on wind turbine project

Construction of a Consumers Energy wind turbine project in Michigan is expected to start three years ahead of schedule.The Michigan Public Service…

Amid an energy crisis, Germany turns to the world's dirtiest fossil fuel

Coal-fired power plants across Germany were scheduled to be shut down by the end of the year. But with Russia cutting gas deliveries, Germany is turning to coal.

This week Vice President Harris announced new actions the Biden administration is taking to help people in the United States struggling with medical debt.

What the White House's actions on medical debt could mean for consumers

The Biden administration announced new measures to ease the financial burden of high medical bills. Here's how the measures can help and what's still missing to protect patients.

Activists from Greenpeace set up a mock-petrol station price board displaying the Shell's net profit for 2022.

Shell reports record profits as energy prices soar after Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Energy companies have been reporting blockbuster profits since last year, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent oil prices sharply higher.

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