Unanimous decision: On Tuesday, Detroit City Council unanimously approved the Detroit Riverfront Protection Ordinance. The move comes in response to the 2019 dock collapse at the former Revere Copper site, which spilled contaminated soil into the Detroit River. “This legislation is a step forward in rectifying Detroit’s environmental justice inequities,” Councilmember Raquel Castañeda-López said in a statement. “Detroiters deserve […]
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OPINION: Detroit ranks 15th worst in the nation for asthma. Here’s why we need to change our transportation sector.
By Susan Mudd, Senior Policy Advocate, Environmental Law & Policy Center & Kathleen Slonager, RN, AE-C, CCH, Executive Director of the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America Michigan Chapter Detroit is among the worst places to live with asthma in the United States, ranking 15th out of 100 cities ranked annually by the Asthma and […]
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What do you want to know about your water and electric utilities in a climate change era?
Take our short survey>>> We think Metro Detroiters deserve to know how their local water and energy utilities are planning for climate change, and we’re looking for your input. Do you have questions about how your utilities are funded, how they operate, and what they are doing to prepare for a warming world? We will […]
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Reining in the fumes: New efforts aim to get control over idling trucks and buses in Detroit and Michigan
Few in Detroit experience the hazards of diesel exhaust from idling trucks quite like residents on Southwest Detroit’s Woodmere Street. Among the offenders plaguing the area are trucks at a nearby grocery store, sausage factory, concrete company, a lot where truckers sometimes park and sleep for the night with their rigs running, and a truck […]
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PARKS REPORT: Dequindre Cut Greenway
View on Instagram >>> Find your way to this park: Dequindre Cut Greenway The Dequindre Cut Greenway is a two lane walking and biking course that spans roughly two miles from Larned Street and Saint Aubin to Chestnut Street and St. Aubin. Following this path, the course will take you over evenly paved terrain and […]
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How will a warming climate change Michigan’s autumn?
*You can always find past Michigan Climate News stories and subscribe to new ones on Bulletin, and you can keep up with us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! Got an idea for a Michigan climate story? Pitch us here.* BY NINA IGNACZAK We’re now past the autumnal equinox, the days are growing shorter than the […]
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Detroit’s Community Benefits Ordinance promised residents a voice in redevelopment projects. Many say their concerns remain unheard.
This article is co-published by the Energy News Network and Planet Detroit with support from the Race and Justice Reporting Initiative at the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at Wayne State University. As Detroit rebounds from the pandemic and the largest municipal bankruptcy in history, developers are increasingly seeing opportunity in a city where […]
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From the Headlines – September 20-24, 2021
Paint shop blues: State regulators say that Detroit’s new Jeep assembly plant is emitting odors that cause “unreasonable interference with the comfortable enjoyment of life and property.” Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) has issued a violation notice to Stellantis, citing paint and solvent odors. Volatile organic compounds or VOCs produced by the plant’s paint […]
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MICHIGAN CLIMATE HEADLINES
EV Circle Tour? Michiganders should get ready to plan their electric vehicle road trips, according to Trevor Pawl, Michigan’s chief mobility officer. At the Mackinac Policy Conference on Wednesday Gov. Gretchen Whitmer unveiled plans to build a “Lake Michigan Electric Vehicle Circuit”, with charging stations dotting the shoreline from quaint beach towns to lighthouses by […]