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 Public. She began her career at Michigan Public 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 Public.
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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Governor Gretchen Whitmer asked the Michigan Public Service Commission for ideas on lowering utility bills. The commission says the most important way to do that is address "capital bias." -
The ACLU says a number of universities across the country, including U of M, have "harshly" responded to a surge in pro-Palestine demonstrations on campus. -
DTE Energy says its new proposed long-term energy plan meets state laws and reduces carbon emissions while ensuring reliability and affordability. Sierra Club Michigan says the plan involves hidden risks from data centers. -
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democrat running for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, and Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee, have staked out sharply different views on what will resonate with voters. -
The Federal Trade Commission, Amway, and two Amway affiliates will settle a lawsuit alleging the companies misled people about how much money they could make buying and reselling Amway products. -
About 80 farmers in Michigan's thumb region will be enrolled in a pilot project designed to recognize the lower crop loss risk associated with fields managed with regenerative farming techniques. -
State energy regulators have given the green light to a DTE Energy pilot project to study how homeowners use their stored home battery electricity. -
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights has charged the Michigan Department of Corrections with religious discrimination and retaliation against a Muslim inmate. -
After regulators skip decision on sale of Consumers' dams, company begins negotiation with opponentsThe Michigan Public Service Commission did not make a decision on whether to allow or block the sale of Consumers' dams, and the company now says it's going to spend 60 days negotiating with opponents of the sale. -
A federal court is declaring that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year.
