Health Concerns Are Powering a Solar Backlash
Health concerns are driving a backlash against large-scale solar energy projects in Michigan. Critics argue that these facilities pose public health risks, despite a lack of credible evidence supporting such claims. This opposition is contributing to a slowdown in solar development across the country, even as energy costs rise for consumers.
- ▪The county's medical director has claimed that large solar facilities are a potential health risk for residents.
- ▪Restrictions on solar development are proliferating nationwide, often rooted in misinformation or unfounded fears.
- ▪Local battles over solar policy in Michigan include challenges to state authority and public health concerns.
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A sign denouncing large-scale solar energy development lies a short distance from where a project has been proposed in St. Clair County, Michigan. The county’s medical director has claimed that large solar facilities are a potential health risk for residents. Nick Hagen for ProPublica Unfounded Health Concerns Are Powering a Solar Backlash A sign denouncing large-scale solar energy development lies a short distance from where a project has been proposed in St. Clair County, Michigan. The county’s medical director has claimed that large solar facilities are a potential health risk for residents.
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