Summer storms and power outages have always been part of life in Michigan, but changing climate means an acceleration of the natural forces that drive our weather. Severe thunderstorms left more than 700,000 Michiganders without power last week, and some 20,000 are still without. That's almost a week later. Today, how utilities are addressing vulnerabilities in the grid.

GUESTS: 

Dan Scripps, chair of the Michigan Public Service Commission and a former state lawmaker

Charlotte Jameson, director of the Citizens Utility Board of Michigan, and also program director of the Michigan Environmental Council

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