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.
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Group challenges expansion of Wayne County hazardous waste landfill
Michigan Against Atomic Waste files an administrative appeal challenging state approval of a 5.2-million-cubic-yard expansion for Wayne Disposal.
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Is your air safe? A guide to cumulative pollution impact in Southwest Detroit
Bills introduced the Michigan Legislature would require the state’s environmental regulator to conduct cumulative impact assessments. What does this mean for environmentally burdened Southwest Detroit?
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State shuts down $1-billion Belle Isle privatization plan that calls for housing, entertainment
A Southfield developer’s $1-billion proposal to buy Belle Isle and transform it into a private housing and retail district faces rejection from Michigan DNR and the Belle Isle Conservancy.
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Michigan again seeks wildfire smoke exemption from EPA for ozone compliance
The move follows a December appeals court ruling that says the EPA wrongly determined Southeast Michigan is in compliance with ozone rules.
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Truck traffic study measures impact on residents of Detroit’s east side: ‘A problem forever’
Tracking “trucking hot spots” helps community advocates and city officials “determine what future truck routes in Detroit might look like,” says Eastside Community Network’s Marie Garcia.
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Green stormwater infrastructure in Detroit parks offers examples of flooding solutions
The Chandler Park Marshland “serves as an example of how we can do stormwater in the community,” says Alex Allen, president of the park conservancy.
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Your guide to the 2026 MI Healthy Climate Conference
What to know before Michigan’s biggest climate gathering on April 21 in Detroit