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Author Archives: Tom Perkins

Tom Perkins is a freelance reporter living in Hamtramck. Follow him at @PomTerkins on Twitter.

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BASF report says air monitoring not needed at Grosse Ile toxic waste site. Some experts disagree.

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins January 30, 2025January 30, 2025

State regulators say the air contamination risk at the BASF toxic waste site in Grosse Isle is low. However, independent experts question why the evaluation excluded some of the most toxic contaminants in the soil, arguing that air testing is needed to confirm if a health threat exists.

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Lawsuit alleges regulators manipulated air quality data for Detroit concrete producer

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Tom Perkins and A J Johnson July 12, 2024
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Michigan data center legislation halted, for now

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins July 1, 2024September 15, 2024
Posted inNews

Michigan data centers would destroy state’s nation-leading climate plans, opponents charge

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins May 13, 2024February 5, 2025
Posted inAccountability

Garbage giant Waste Management wins four-year fight to build landfill on ‘rare and imperiled’ Michigan wetland

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins April 17, 2024December 27, 2024
Posted inCommunity

Metro Detroit science teachers bring climate into the classroom

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins March 28, 2024March 28, 2024
Two women stand in a room with paint cans on the floor and a mini-split ductless heat pump unit on the wall
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A $1,700 duplex from the Land Bank is now one of the most energy efficient homes in Detroit

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins March 7, 2024April 2, 2025
Posted inCommunity

Young Detroit climate activists demand action, inspire hope

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins February 23, 2024February 22, 2024
Posted inAccountability

Grosse Ile’s Hennepin Point is full of toxic waste. Is it a threat to wildlife and humans?

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins February 1, 2024December 27, 2024
Posted inAccountability

Air monitor data manipulated in proposed Delray slag facility permit, advocates claim

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins October 18, 2023January 19, 2024

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