By CAMERYN CASS Capital News Service LANSING – To help reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, Michigan officials have created a 100,000-acre project in the Pigeon River Country State Forest north of Gaylord that will sell carbon credits to businesses interested in offsetting their emissions. Through such programs, big businesses and corporations can buy […]
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From the Headlines— Oct 17 – 21
Two years of pollution: At a Wednesday meeting held by Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), Detroiters expressed anger and frustration over ongoing pollution from Stellantis’ Mack Assembly Plant. Although the company applied to install a regenerative thermal oxidizer to treat emissions from its paint shop in May, EGLE still hasn’t approved the device. […]
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Planet Detroit honors 2022 Climate Leaders
Detroit is full of leaders — look in every neighborhood, every business, and every nonprofit, and you’ll find them. They’re usually humble and want to give credit to someone else. Without their efforts, we’d be lessened. That’s why Planet Detroit decided to honor the people and organizations making a difference in our local climate response. […]
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Detroit’s young farmers can help the US meet its climate goals. Is Washington listening?
This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News and was made possible by a grant from the Open Society Foundations. At Sanctuary Farms on Detroit’s East Side, Jøn Kent and a team of volunteers use cardboard and paper bags to starve invasive weedy plants instead of using herbicides; they plant marigolds and lavender amid squash, […]
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New book details how advocates rescued the Rouge River
By ANASTASIA PIRRAMI Capital News Service LANSING – The Rouge River of the Detroit metropolitan area flows through what was once one of the most polluted watersheds in America. It was so polluted with oil and other petroleum products that in 1969 it caught fire. A river cleanup would not begin for another 16 years. […]
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Composting in Detroit gets a boost from the Philippines
This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News and was made possible by a grant from the Open Society Foundations. On a recent Saturday morning Pamela McGhee and several neighbors were busy at work in a community garden on Detroit’s Eastside, weighing food scraps and assessing compost piles for compliance. Items in the compost are […]
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From the Headlines, Oct 10 – 14
‘Rotting mats of goo’: Mats of algae that smell like rotting fish are once again forming on Lake St. Clair, blocking access to boat slips and generally making a stinky mess. Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller pointed the finger at Oakland County’s George W. Kuhn drain, which releases thousands of gallons of partially treated sewage into a drain leading to Lake […]
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City backs down on plan to close off canals in Jefferson Chalmers; fines and litigation may be next
Residents in Jefferson Chalmers are breathing a partial sigh of relief after a packed town hall sent city officials a clear message: No dams on the canals. City officials took note, confirming that the plan to close canals is now off the table. “The consensus of the attendees is that they (“the community”) are against […]