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Author Archives: Tom Perkins

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

Posted inAccountability

Public frustration with DTE is growing. So are its charitable and political spending.

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins December 8, 2022January 19, 2024
Posted inGuides

How will the Inflation Reduction Act impact Michiganders?

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins November 1, 2022January 19, 2024
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Posted inSolutions

New Detroit partnership to begin planting trees where people need them most

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins August 11, 2022January 19, 2024
Posted inAccountability

Detroit River dock collapse fallout: City in court with property owner, storage company to cease operations

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins March 28, 2022January 19, 2024
Posted inAccountability

Is ‘renewable natural gas’ a real option to power Michigan? Consultant with ties to DTE and Consumers hired by regulators to help decide

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins February 10, 2022January 19, 2024
Posted inGuides

UNDERSTANDING YOUR ENERGY UTILITY

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins December 15, 2021January 19, 2024
Posted inAccountability, Deep Dives, Lead poisoning

Michigan’s rules for testing lead in drinking water may give ‘false sense of confidence’ in water quality

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins December 2, 2021July 19, 2024
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Posted inSolutions

Reining in the fumes: New efforts aim to get control over idling trucks and buses in Detroit and Michigan

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins September 30, 2021January 19, 2024
Posted inAccountability

How decades of neglect left Detroit’s grid vulnerable to powerful storms

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins September 16, 2021January 19, 2024
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Posted inAccountability

Can new Detroit flooding lawsuits succeed where past litigation failed?

Avatar photo by Tom Perkins August 19, 2021January 19, 2024

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