Decision delayed: The Michigan Public Service Commission voted Thursday to re-open the record for additional evidence in the case that will decide whether Enbridge gets a permit to build an underground tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac to house part of its Line 5 oil and gas pipeline. During the meeting, MPSC Chairman Dan Scripps said the […]
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‘We can’t even keep our windows open’: Poletown East residents protest outside US Ecology South plant ahead of permit renewal
Strong odors filled the air outside of the US Ecology South facility Thursday as a group of Michigan politicians joined with community members and organizations to demand that the City of Detroit establish a Host Community Agreement with US Ecology South. The company is seeking a permit renewal from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great […]
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Can Michigan move forward with fighting climate change after SCOTUS decision?
CO2 2022/2021 : 420.21 ppm / 417.21 ppm Dear Michigan Climate News readers, The U.S. Supreme court took a cudgel to the federal government's ability to administratively regulate carbon. In the absence of congressional action, can states go it alone? In other news, DTE Energy is at it again with the dark money campaigns — […]
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In the aftershock of Roe’s dismantling, Detroit advocates say attack on health and bodily autonomy is an environmental justice issue
Loss of abortion access adds to a laundry list of systemic ills for communities already burdened by pollution and vulnerable to the climate crisis A generation of birthing people never knew a world without reproductive freedom until last Friday, after the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a near half-century precedent that guaranteed the right to safe […]
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church congregation gathers to celebrate green stormwater project
Members of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Detroit’s Eastern Market strolled outside in traditional red attire last week to view a rain garden filled with native plant species in bloom in the parking lot of their church. The gathering, which coincided with the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus celebration, honored a green […]
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Bills requiring universal lead testing for Michigan children passes out of House committee; fall vote expected
The bills come on top of new guidance lowering the threshold for what’s considered an elevated blood lead level in the state Two bills that would change lead testing requirements for children have passed out of the state House Health Policy Committee and will likely come up for a vote during the fall legislative session. […]
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ICYMI: Health is the human face of the climate crisis
Health is the human face of the climate crisis, and health professionals are beginning to sound the alarm: "We are facing a climate health emergency!" The good news is that "climate solutions ARE health solutions". We spoke with rising third-year Wayne State medical student, Taylor Barrow, and Dr. Lisa Del Buono, founder of Michigan Clinicians […]
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Policy Tracker: Sierra Club opposes a bill to codify Michigan’s carbon credit program
SUBSCRIBE TO MICHIGAN CLIMATE NEWS! Dear Michigan Climate News readers, We asked you what topics we should cover in this newsletter, and we got a resounding response — you want to stay up-to-date on climate solutions, politics, and policy. To that end, in addition to regular solutions-based stories, we will be bringing you this monthly […]
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OPINION: Women’s reproductive freedom is crucial for advancing climate justice. Now, Michigan must act.
I’m six months pregnant. My choice to have this baby was made knowing it was the right decision for my family and our circumstances. Having a baby, however, is not right for everyone. But after this week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, women in this country, including my future daughter, no […]
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Climate change and the baby formula supply chain
CO2 2022/2021 : 421.15 ppm / 419.09 ppm Dear Michigan Climate News readers, This week's news: Another heatwave hits southern Michigan, Bay Port Fish Company reckons with climate change, and climate change impacts the baby formula supply. And in this week's climate solutions feature, we talk with medical student Taylor Barrow and Dr. Lisa Del […]