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Author Archives: Dustin Blitchok

Dustin Blitchok brings extensive editorial leadership experience, having served as an editor at Benzinga and Metro Times, and got his start in journalism at The Oakland Press. As a longtime Detroit resident and journalist, he has covered a wide range of public interest stories, including criminal justice and government accountability.

Factory smokestack emits white smoke
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What we’re reading: Nessel, environmentalists challenge Trump order on Michigan coal plant

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok June 19, 2025June 19, 2025
A group of zebra mussels taken from Lake Erie.
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What we’re reading: PFAS found in mussels across Great Lakes

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok June 12, 2025June 12, 2025
A wildfire burning in British Columbia
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What we’re reading: Detroit’s air quality ranks among worst on globe due to wildfire smoke

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok June 5, 2025June 5, 2025
Canadian wildfire smoke on the Detroit River.
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Wildfire smoke from Canadian blazes threatens Detroit air quality

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok May 30, 2025May 30, 2025
DTE Energy's coal-fired power plant in Monroe, Michigan.
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What we’re reading: EPA plan would scrap greenhouse gas limits on power plants

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok May 29, 2025May 29, 2025
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore from Empire Bluff on Lake Michigan.
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What we’re reading: Great Lakes water levels rise with spring, lag behind 2024

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok May 22, 2025May 22, 2025
Detroit skyline
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What we’re reading: Detroit is sinking

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok May 14, 2025May 14, 2025
Aerial view of Zug Island
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State regulator asks EPA to redesignate Wayne County’s compliance with sulfur dioxide standards

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok May 14, 2025May 14, 2025
President Donald Trump speaks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on a phone in the Oval Office.
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What we’re reading: Michigan drinking water, energy assistance, housing programs at risk in Trump’s budget proposal

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok May 8, 2025May 8, 2025
Cherry blossom tree on Detroit street
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What we’re reading: Detroit breaks 1899 heat record with 86-degree April day

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok April 30, 2025April 30, 2025

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