by Kate Mitchell | May 25, 2023 | Community Transformation, Empowering Detroit, Energizing Youth, Energy Future, Environment, Our People, Wayne County, Your Neighborhood
When getting girls interested in STEM fields, starting early can be key. That’s part of what makes the STEM Program at Munger Elementary Middle School special. The program, presented by the women of environmental management and safety at DTE, gave fourth through...
by Cindy Hecht | Apr 17, 2023 | Energy Future, Environment
Ann Arbor has a goal to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2030 and DTE Energy is committed to helping the city meet this target. In fact, between DTE’s current wind and solar projects and local participation in the company’s MIGreenPower voluntary renewable energy...
by Kate Mitchell | Apr 13, 2023 | Energizing Youth, Environment, Uncategorized, Your Neighborhood
When it comes to learning, a lot hangs on keeping students engaged. So when DTE wanted to make a difference with local students, finding a way to make reading time special was a natural choice. Enter the hammock garden, a resource that gives kids a chance to connect...
by Kate Mitchell | Feb 2, 2023 | Energizing Youth, Environment, Monroe, Monroe County, Our People, Planet, Uncategorized
On a cold, clear Saturday morning in late January, the fish were jumping, deer were grazing and dozens of bald eagles soared overhead at DTE Energy’s Monroe Power Plant. On the shore was a handful people, watching as the birds flew, played and settled on the branches...
by Kate Mitchell | Oct 14, 2022 | Economic Progress, Energy Future, Environment, Human Needs, Places, Planet, Progress, Wayne County, Your Neighborhood
It started with a hole. Nearby, a young tree was waiting to take root in its new home on a median across from St. John Lutheran Church in Detroit, a crowd watching as an urban forestry specialist expertly planted it in the ground on a warm fall day. Far from a...
by Joelle Kruczek | Apr 21, 2022 | Environment, Planet, Your Neighborhood
The DTE Energy Foundation has granted $1.48 million in vital funding to seven organizations supporting programs that enhance natural resources across Michigan. The grant will significantly bolster environmental programs across Michigan, including Traverse City, Ann...
