Michigan will alert residents sooner when air quality reaches the Air Quality Index’s unhealthy for sensitive groups range.
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Data center ordinance development continues in Washington Township: ‘There is a limit to everything’
Washington Township planning commissioners vote to continue developing data center rules after Prologis proposed a 312-acre technical campus last year.
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Trump EPA proposes coal ash rule rollback
Trump EPA proposes weakening coal ash rules that protect groundwater from heavy metal contamination at power plants across the U.S.
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Detroit forms data center working group after council backs moratorium
Detroit City Councilman Scott Benson convened a stakeholder working group to develop zoning policies for data centers, following the council’s March resolution urging a two-year development moratorium.
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EPA: Detroit’s air quality meets sulfur dioxide standards
EPA removes Detroit from sulfur dioxide nonattainment after 57% pollution drop over 13 years; lawyer says process too slow for residents.
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Trump budget proposal cuts EPA funding in half, targets climate programs
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It’s easy to blame the auto industry for our lack of walkability, but outdated zoning policy is a major contributor, write Amy Hemmeter and Naabia Romain of the nonprofit Strong Towns Detroit.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.