A Planet Detroit Climate Guide
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Planet Detroit wins 4 awards in SPJ program honoring the best local journalism
Planet Detroit earned four awards — including first-place awards in categories for videography and engagement-driven coverage — in a program saluting excellence in metro Detroit journalism. The Society for Professional Journalists – Detroit chapter also honored Planet Detroit and its partners Outlier Media, Detour Detroit, and Tostada Magazine for collaborative journalism and health reporting. Founder […]
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From the Headlines- May 2 – 6
New standard: The number of Michigan children considered to have elevated levels of lead in their blood could double as a result of the state’s new standards. This follows guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which lowered their threshold for elevated lead levels from 5 micrograms per deciliter to 3.5. (1 microgram per deciliter […]
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Planet Detroit welcomes Angela Lugo-Thomas + Jessica Soulliere
Planet Detroit is thrilled to welcome two new staff this week! These hires will help us grow and better connect to and serve our audience and community. Angela Lugo-Thomas is our Community Engagement Director. She’ll be hitting the pavements this summer + beyond, attending community meetings to get more Detroiters (and Metro Detroiters) connected to […]
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The limits of tree planting
CO2 2022/2021 420.51 ppm / 418.41 ppm Dear Michigan Climate News readers, This week, we have the rundown on climate news with summer forecasts, how much battery storage Michigan is planning for, and the benefits and limits of that favorite Earth Day activity: tree planting. Plus, we have a feature story on how local engineers […]
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Metro Detroit energy activists push for legislation to hold utilities accountable during power outages
When Michelle Jones lost electricity for three days last summer, the $200 worth of food she had just bought to feed herself, her daughter, and her granddaughter got spoiled in the fridge and then thrown into the garbage. After she couldn’t salvage her groceries, she was denied a $25 reimbursement credit for her troubles. It […]
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More beach, boat access planned from coastal grants
By LINDSAY M. McCOYCapital News Service LANSING – Coastal restoration efforts are underway across the state as recipients of the Michigan Coastal Management Program grants begin work locally. Funding comes from the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. Seventeen awards totalling more than $1.1 million will fund projects and initiatives to protect, preserve and […]
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From the headlines— April 25 – 29
‘Step in the right direction’: Michigan would reduce its emissions by 52% by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 if it meets the recently released MI Healthy Climate Plan goals. The state’s interim target roughly aligns with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) goal of a 45% reduction in emissions from 2010 levels by 2030, although […]
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No, throwing trash out the window does not create jobs. A look at Detroit’s litter problem.
Every year as the weather warms, in comes the spring cleanup events – some hosted by the city, others hosted by organizations, local groups, and neighborhood block clubs. At the same time, trash thrown from car windows, overfilled refuse containers, and bulk solid waste piles seem to fill up the landscape. Trash blows in the […]
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Engineers grapple with how to build climate resilience into Michigan’s stormwater infrastructure
Local municipal water engineers are in a tough spot these days. Bound by often-outdated county and municipal drainage codes while managing aging infrastructure, there’s only so much they can do when planning for a warmer, wetter future in Michigan. “I think many municipal engineers, especially those responsible for stormwater systems, are probably quietly panicking a […]