Tracy Samilton
Energy and Transportation Reporter / ProducerTracy Samilton covers energy and transportation, including the auto industry and the business response to climate change for Michigan Radio. She began her career at Michigan Radio as an intern, where she was promptly “bitten by the radio bug,” and never recovered.
She took over the auto beat in January, 2009, just a few months before Chrysler and General Motors filed for bankruptcy.
Tracy’s reports can frequently be heard on Morning Edition and All Things Considered, as well as on Michigan Radio.
Her coverage of Michigan’s Detroit Three automakers has taken her as far as Germany, and China. Tracy graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in English Literature.
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Michigan congresswoman calls for national task force on emergency department patient boarding crisisU.S. Representative Debbie Dingell says patient boarding — long stays in the emergency room for lack of free beds — is a crisis and will get worse if it's not addressed. -
Large numbers of EVs in the future will create new demand for electricity. But so far, it does not appear that new demand would greatly stress the state's grid.
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A bill introduced in the State Senate would restore net metering for residential rooftop solar customers, and lift the cap on enrollment in net metering programs for rooftop solar.
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EGLE says the work can't begin unless there is a signed document known as a Substantive Requirements Document. The Air Force says it won't agree to that.
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IIHS has issued its annual recommendation of vehicles for teen drivers
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Researchers say knowing the entire genome of the Montmorency tart cherry will help research and breeding efforts worldwide.
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Republican minority leaders have numerous fears about the Gotion battery plant that is slated to be constructed near Big Rapids, including environmental concerns.
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The Michigan Supreme Court said it would not take up a case involving Warren's term limits ordinance. That means a Court of Appeals ruling upholding the four-term limit for elected city officials stands.
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Family, friends, and community members were outraged when then-Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper declined to file charges.
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The Environmental Working Group says its research shows a vast shortfall in DOD spending on PFAS cleanup on military and former military bases.
