OPINION: Reducing food waste feeds a healthy climate
OPINION: Reducing food waste feeds a healthy climate
Feb 18, 2022
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Public Service commissioner talks alternative energy, vulnerable communities
Public Service commissioner talks alternative energy, vulnerable communities
Feb 17, 2022
Metro Detroit aquarium an ark for Florida corals
Metro Detroit aquarium an ark for Florida corals
Feb 17, 2022
Want to catch fish on Lake St. Clair Head to Canada, study says
Want to catch fish on Lake St. Clair? Head to Canada, study says
Feb 11, 2022
OPINION: Whitmer should consider E-bike incentives to achieve Michigan climate goals equitably
OPINION: Whitmer should consider E-bike incentives to achieve Michigan climate goals equitably
Feb 11, 2022
Is ‘renewable natural gas’ a real option to power Michigan Consultant with ties to DTE and Consumers hired by regulators to help decide
Is ‘renewable natural gas’ a real option to power Michigan? Consultant with ties to DTE and Consumers hired by regulators to help decide
Feb 10, 2022
From the Headlines — January 31 – February 4, 2022
From the Headlines — January 31 – February 4, 2022
Feb 05, 2022
Why Detroit needs a plan for tree equity
Why Detroit needs a plan for tree equity
Feb 04, 2022
Cleveland’s reforesting efforts take root in once-redlined neighborhoods
Cleveland’s reforesting efforts take root in once-redlined neighborhoods
Feb 04, 2022
Camden, Newark, Baltimore lead in building equitable access to urban tree canopy
Camden, Newark, & Baltimore lead in building equitable access to urban tree canopy
Feb 04, 2022
From the Headlines — January 24 – 28, 2022
From the Headlines — January 24 – 28, 2022
Jan 29, 2022
OPINION: Can a carbon tax support environmental justice
From the Headlines — January 24 – 28, 2022
Jan 24, 2022
From the Headlines — January 17 – 21, 2022
From the Headlines — January 17 – 21, 2022
Jan 22, 2022
Michigan families navigate scarce resources when seeking help for lead-poisoned kids
Michigan families navigate scarce resources when seeking help for lead-poisoned kids
Jan 21, 2022
From the Headlines – January 10-14, 2022
From the Headlines – January 10-14, 2022
Jan 15, 2022
Center combines Indigenous, Western knowledge to fight climate change
Center combines Indigenous, Western knowledge to fight climate change
Jan 07, 2022
2021: A Year in Review
2021: A Year in Review
Dec 24, 2021
From the headlines – December 6-10, 2021
Cease and desist: The city of Detroit ordered Revere Dock to shut down operations last week and fined property owner Revere Dock LLC $4,000 following the second collapse at that site on the Detroit River in two years. However, Crain’s reported that the site appeared to still be receiving material after the shutdown order was issued.
Dec 11, 2021
Climate resilience hubs find a foothold on Detroit’s East Side by helping residents face disasters
The torrential rains that hit Southeast Michigan this summer really turned life upside down for Detroiter Delores “Misty” Davis. Davis, who works in the entertainment industry, lives with three relatives in a two-story house located in the East Side’s McDougall-Hunt neighborhood.
Dec 10, 2021
OPINION: All Michigan children should be tested for lead at one and two years of age
Thousands of Michigan children are lead poisoned each year and nothing is done about it… because no one even knows it’s happening.
Dec 10, 2021
Sweeping set of bills tackling child lead exposure discussed in Michigan House
A sweeping set of bipartisan bills aiming to reduce childhood lead exposure are making their way through the Michigan Legislature, with provisions that would strengthen intervention and monitoring across state programs, the medical profession and the real estate industry.
Dec 10, 2021
From the Headlines – November 29-December 2, 2021
This week's top local environmental news.
Dec 04, 2021
Michigan’s rules for testing lead in drinking water may give ‘false sense of confidence’ in water quality
This story co-published with HuffPost. New lead rules Michigan instated in 2018 following the Flint water crisis were heralded as the nation’s strictest, but lax enforcement and flaws in testing protocols are making the state’s drinking water appear safer than it likely is, a Planet Detroit and HuffPost analysis of state records finds.
Dec 03, 2021
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