Trump’s budget would cut EPA funding 50% and eliminate renewable energy programs.
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Michigan environmental news: Consumers Energy dam sale faces hard questions from state panel
Michigan natural resources commissioners challenge Consumers Energy’s plan to sell 13 dams for $1 each to Confluence Hydro.
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Anti-data center rallies planned in Detroit, Ann Arbor Saturday: ‘People don’t want these at all’
Residents in Detroit, Ann Arbor and four other Michigan cities will rally this weekend against data center projects, connect their opposition to a ballot initiative that would ban utility political donations.
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VOICES: Why zoning reform will cut Detroit’s greenhouse gas emissions
It’s easy to blame the auto industry for our lack of walkability, but outdated zoning policy is a major contributor, write Amy Hemmeter and Naabia Romain of the nonprofit Strong Towns Detroit.
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Nessel challenges Consumers Energy’s rapid-fire rate increase requests
Attorney General Dana Nessel criticizes Consumers Energy for filing a new rate case seven days after getting approval for a $276-million increase affecting 1.9 million Michigan residents.
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Data center news: Ypsilanti Township escalates fight against U of M, Los Alamos project
Local battles over data center development in Michigan are escalating, from recall efforts to formal resolutions.
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Historic wild rice restoration underway in the Detroit River: ‘Living tribute to the First Nations’
The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi is working with conservation partners to restore wild rice in Detroit River wetlands, bringing back a sacred grain that disappeared over a century ago.
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Sarah Johnson trades event planning for storytelling: ‘For me, it’s like breathing’
Sarah Johnson shifts from Detroit events to writing after pandemic pause, joinsPlanet Detroit’s Neighborhood Reporting Lab program.
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EPA proposes adding microplastics, pharmaceuticals to drinking water watch list
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and ALI SWENSON Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first time, a step that could lead to new limits on those substances for water utilities. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said they are responding to Americans who have […]
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What we’re reading: Sheffield targets property tax cuts in first State of the City
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield used her first State of the City address to call on employers to match the city’s $21.45 living wage while announcing plans to cut property taxes and build 1,000 new homes.