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Margaret Fornes is a recent graduate from the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability, where she studied environmental policy and communications. She now is a writer for the Detroit River Story Lab, where she focuses on storytelling related to sustainability and education efforts surrounding the Detroit River and related communities.

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Detroit’s Port Authority sustainability manager works to cut emissions, build trust with neighbors

Headshot of author Margaret Fornes. by Margaret Fornes October 3, 2025October 3, 2025

Taylor Mitchell, Detroit Wayne County Port Authority’s inaugural sustainability manager, spearheads initiatives to curb diesel emissions and achieve net zero emissions at 23 private terminals along the Detroit and Rouge rivers by 2040.

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