Lauren Teichner | Author

The Overlooked Environmental Legal Tool Your Township May Already Have

June 20, 2026

Concerned about a proposed data center, shoreline development, tree clearing, or loss of rural character in your community? Here is something many Michigan residents—and even local officials—do not realize: your municipality may already have an overlooked legal tool that can hel… Read More >>

Seize the Moment for Clean Energy

March 21, 2026

America’s energy landscape suddenly feels chaotic. But the chaos reveals something important about how America must power its future.

In early March, the U.S. bombed Iran, and Iran retaliated by blocking oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz, sending gas prices climbing. At… Read More >>

Farms & Renewables

Nov. 8, 2025

Drive any back road in northern Michigan and you’ll pass rolling fields, barns, and pastures. Lately, you might also notice tall wind turbines or solar panels stretching across farmland. My husband, for one, finds them hard to look at—he misses the uninterrupted horizon and simp… Read More >>

The EPA Is in Danger

Aug. 23, 2025

Red alert. The Trump Administration is now going after the very cornerstone of U.S. climate action: the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 Endangerment Finding. This landmark legal and scientific determination is what gives the EPA its authority to regulate climate pollution under… Read More >>

A Wildfire Summer

June 21, 2025

I’m a mom, a camping enthusiast, and an environmental attorney, and in the past few years, these roles have intersected in painful ways. Like so many Michiganders, my family treasures summer camping. Blue skies, leafy green forests, s’mores, and sleeping under the stars. To us, … Read More >>

A Travel Game-Changer

Feb. 22, 2025

Trains loom large in our collective imagination. From the Hogwarts Express to the Polar Express, Snowpiercer to the Little Engine that Could, trains evoke adventure, magic, and self-discovery.

Agatha Christie captured this beautifully: “Trains are wonderful… To travel b… Read More >>

Cultivating Wonder

Sept. 28, 2024

My five-year-old daughter has recently been asking me to tell her bedtime stories from my childhood, especially from my time at overnight camp. As soon as I share one, more memories come flooding back: the time I did a solo overnight in the woods and found myself scarily close to a bobcat; … Read More >>