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Protestors outside Belleville Area District Library hold signs such as "our community is not a nuclear dump site!"
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Lawmakers urge Whitmer to act on hazardous waste as Wayne Disposal landfill expansion nears approval

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt August 20, 2025August 20, 2025
Two women wear light blue "People Powered" T-shirts.
Posted inDemocracy

Group behind effort to ban DTE, Consumers political spending lays groundwork

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt August 18, 2025August 18, 2025
Augusta Township resident Travis Matts holds a "sign petition ahead" sign while standing on the side of a rural road.
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Ballot drive kicks off to put Washtenaw County data center decision in hands of voters 

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt August 14, 2025August 14, 2025
Drinking water expert Elin Betanzo leans on a blue drinking water pipe
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EPA investigates Detroit drinking water expert’s petition signature: Are scientists being silenced?

Leah Samuel of Planet Detroit's spring 2025 Neighborhood Reporting Lab. by Leah Samuel August 13, 2025August 14, 2025
Aerial view of Manitoba wildfires
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Canadian fire official says more international help needed to fight wildfires Macomb politician calls ‘uncontrolled’

Avatar photo by Ethan Bakuli August 13, 2025August 13, 2025
Protesters hold signs against an expansion of the Wayne Disposal facility.
Posted inNews

Judge blocks shipment of Manhattan Project radioactive waste to Wayne County landfill

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt August 7, 2025August 7, 2025
Detroit mayoral candidate Mary Sheffield speaks at a campaign watch party on election night.
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Mary Sheffield, Solomon Kinloch emerge winners in Detroit mayoral primary

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok August 5, 2025August 6, 2025
Headshot of Detroit mayoral candidate Rogelio Landin.
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Annexation is Rogelio Landin’s central strategy in Detroit mayoral write-in campaign: ‘More is more’

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok August 5, 2025August 5, 2025
Attorney Todd Perkins speaks with residents while campaigning for Detroit mayor.
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Attorney Todd Perkins says Detroit will be ‘environmentally conscious’ if he’s mayor

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok August 5, 2025August 5, 2025
Detroit mayoral candidate Jonathan Barlow
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Detroit mayoral candidate Jonathan Barlow on balancing development, environment: ‘Before they get, they have to give’

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok August 5, 2025August 5, 2025

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