Tlaib Introduces Make DTE Pay Act in Response to Clean Air Act Violations, Repeated Rate Hikes

This press release from Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) was published on 2026-05-07 and titled "Tlaib Introduces Make DTE Pay Act in Response to Clean Air Act Violations, Repeated Rate Hikes". It focuses on taxes and touches on the environment.

Tlaib Introduces Make DTE Pay Act in Response to Clean Air Act Violations, Repeated Rate Hikes

DETROIT — Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), co-founder of the House People’s Environmental Justice Caucus, introduced the Make DTE Pay Act, which would substantially increase monetary penalties on utilities like DTE Energy when they seek customer rate increases within the two years preceding or following Clean Air Act violations. “Corporate polluters like DTE treat violating our environmental protection laws as [ ] The post Tlaib Introduces Make DTE Pay Act in Response to Clean Air Act Violations, Repeated Rate Hikes appeared first on Rashida Tlaib .