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Metro Detrit PFAS drinking water
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PFAS detected in Metro Detroit’s water supplies

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak June 26, 2024February 8, 2025
The DTE Energy logo in front of a large office building
Posted inNews

Would $10 million in fines push DTE to improve reliability?

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt June 14, 2024June 14, 2024
A view of the General Motors Renaissance Center building and complex from the Detroit RiverWalk.
Posted inAccountability

What we’re reading: William Smith charged in Detroit Riverfront Conservancy embezzlement, Michigan beaches closed for E. coli 

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak June 6, 2024June 6, 2024
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Moroun-owned firm built east side concrete plant without permit

by Jena Brooker, BridgeDetroit May 17, 2024May 17, 2024
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U.S. Senators accuse DTE-chaired American Gas Association of using customer money to mislead public

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt May 1, 2024May 6, 2024
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Is NFL program ‘greening the community’ or missing an opportunity?

by Jena Brooker, BridgeDetroit April 25, 2024April 29, 2024
how does climate change affect my health? Side view of African American female physician calming mature woman patient while talking and holding her hand sitting at table in clinic office
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Michigan’s healthcare disparities stark for Black residents

Avatar photo by Eleanore Catolico April 18, 2024April 18, 2024
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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
The Lapeer Turrill Solar Plant is central to the campaign finance complaint against Our Home Our Voice in Michigan's renewable energy dispute.
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Campaign finance complaint filed against Michigan anti-renewable dark money group

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt April 11, 2024April 11, 2024
A group of people appear to take notes with notebooks on their laps
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EGLE pressured to prioritize public input in decision-making

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt April 2, 2024April 2, 2024

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