At Michigan climate conference, Jay Inslee says states still hold power on clean energy

Kicking off the MI Healthy Climate Conference on Tuesday, former Washington Gov. Jay Inslee applauded Michigan’s efforts to reach 100% carbon neutrality by 2050, offering optimism amid a bleak federal landscape on climate action.

Since taking office in 2025, President Donald Trump’s administration has rolled back scores of federal efforts to combat climate change, including the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, which allowed the federal government to regulate emissions from cars, trucks and power plants.

While there are still those who call clean energy and decarbonization a pipe dream, Inslee noted that 92% of new energy sources brought online in the U.S. last year came from renewable sources.

The price of solar energy has also come down 83% in the last 10 years, Inslee noted, while the cost of battery storage has also significantly decreased.

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