Michigan environmental groups praise Obama's plan on climate change

Jim Lynch The Detroit News Comments President Barack Obama’s plan for addressing climate change drew applause Tuesday from Michigan environmental groups. “This is the change Michiganders have been waiting for on climate,” said the Sierra Club’s Michigan chapter in a statement. “President Obama is finally putting action behind his words, which is exactly what the Sierra Club, our 2.1 million members and supporters, and coalition partners have worked hard to achieve. Today, we applaud him for taking a giant step forward toward meeting that goal.” The president laid out his approach to addressing the impacts of climate change in an afternoon appearance at Georgetown University in Washington,...