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 […]
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Detroit medical student hopes for health care model that factors in climate change
Join us this Friday, June 24 at noon on Planet Detroit’s Facebook page for a Live conversation on Health & Climate Change with Dr. Lisa DelBuono, founder of Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action and Taylor Barrow, a third-year medical student at Wayne State University REGISTER HERE Native Detroiter Taylor Barrow spent a decade on the […]
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From the Headlines- June 13 – 17
Dancin’ in the streets: In 2014, amid Detroit’s bankruptcy, the Detroit Water & Sewer Department abruptly shut off water service to tens of thousands of Detroit residents for nonpayment. Since then, activists like the People’s Water Board Coalition, We The People Detroit and Hydrate Detroit have been clamoring for the city to stop shutting off […]
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OPINION: Could Belle Isle go car-free once a month?
On Memorial Day, a 12-year-old girl died, and her 14-year-old sister was severely injured when a driver jumped a curb, drove across the beach, and fled the island. Just weeks before that, a 15-year-old crashed into three other cars while traveling at 90 miles per hour on the island. In light of these recent incidents, […]
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Detroit’s commercial buildings carry massive potential for energy efficiency. What’s holding it up?
Detroit climate solutions nonprofit EcoWorks is charting a path toward a carbon-free building future. And the Detroit 2030 District recognized the commercial building sector’s “biggest losers” in energy efficiency. But more work needs to be done. This article is co-published by the Energy News Network and Planet Detroit with support from the Race and Justice Reporting Initiative […]
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OPINION: If you want our planet to survive, Andy Levin is the clear choice for the 11th
To meet the challenges of the global climate crisis, we need bold ideas and to speak truth to power. That’s the idea behind Climate/Justice, a Planet Detroit opinion column written by Detroit-based environmental justice activist Michelle Martinez. Martinez writes not only as an activist but as a mother and fourth-generation Detroiter. Follow all of Martinez’ […]
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Staying safe and cool in a summer heat wave
As climate change leads to more frequent and severe heat waves, learn how to stay safe and cool during these extreme weather events.
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Detroit Solar Party, DTE still burning coal, new gas proposals 'one of the largest' in the Midwest
CO2 2022/2021 : 421 ppm / 418.67 ppm Dear Michigan Climate News readers, In the news this week: It's not so easy for DTE to stop burning coal, the heat is dialing up, and shutting down Line 5 is not likely to drive gas prices through the roof (any more than they already are, anyway). […]