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Industrialized Zug Island seen from the Detroit River.
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Michigan lawmakers push for polluter pay legislation: ‘The idea is to require better cleanups’

Avatar photo by Inside Climate News May 21, 2025May 21, 2025

Polluter pay legislation passed the state Senate last year but was lost amid a tumultuous and early end to the Michigan legislature’s lame duck session in December. 

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House proposal threatens solar tax credits. Install now, experts say.

Avatar photo by Grist May 19, 2025May 19, 2025
Biogas digesters in California
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Michigan biodigester bills raise water pollution concerns: ‘Health and tourism disaster’

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt May 16, 2025May 16, 2025
A trail of pollen being blown from cock's-foot grass
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Allergies, meet climate change: ‘April was a pretty bad month’

Avatar photo by Ethan Bakuli May 15, 2025May 16, 2025
Detroiter Tanisha Humphrey recently experienced a DTE Energy shutoff.
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Detroiters face DTE shutoffs as funding for utility assistance runs out, rates go up

by Sarah Alvarez May 15, 2025May 15, 2025
A wall ball game in Detroit's Clark Park
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Balancing safety and community in Southwest Detroit: Lessons from Clark Park’s revitalization

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares May 15, 2025May 15, 2025
Detroit skyline
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What we’re reading: Detroit is sinking

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok May 14, 2025May 14, 2025
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State regulator asks EPA to redesignate Wayne County’s compliance with sulfur dioxide standards

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok May 14, 2025May 14, 2025
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Why Detroit’s energy grid still fails its poorest residents

Avatar photo by Floodlight May 14, 2025May 15, 2025
Vials containing samples of forever chemicals in an EPA lab.
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EPA weakens PFAS limits in drinking water: Detroit water expert says rollback defies federal law

Avatar photo by Associated Press May 14, 2025May 14, 2025

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