*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.* SUBSCRIBE TO THIS NEWSLETTER HERE On October 7, the Biden administration released plans from 20 federal […]
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OPINION: Now is the time to act on water affordability
A recent report from the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley once again designated Detroit as one of the most racially segregated regions in the country. It is not just segregation of race. Spatial-structural racism is the hyper segregation of race, wealth and opportunity. This segregation lies at the root of Detroit’s multiple crises […]
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MICHIGAN CLIMATE HEADLINES
*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.* SUBSCRIBE TO THIS NEWSLETTER HERE Michigan’s warming Octobers: Nationally average fall temperatures have warmed by as […]
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From the Headlines – October 11-15, 2021
Taking on lead: With Benton Harbor serving as a reminder of Michigan’s ongoing problems with lead, state Democratic lawmakers announced a bipartisan package of bills on Thursday that look to take on lead contamination statewide. “It’s a tragedy that the state with the greatest access to freshwater is also home to one of the greatest water-related disasters […]
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Riverwalkers aims to educate Detroit River anglers community on how to eat fish safely
On Detroit’s far east side, Mariner Park is a hot spot of activity for local fishers. But the river bottom here is also a hot spot for pollutants that make their way into fish. That’s where Riverwalkers come in. The program, staffed by the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, Wayne State University, and […]
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Canfield Consortium awarded $50,000 to ‘activate’ a previously abandoned alleyway on Detroit’s east side
The Canfield Consortium, a neighborhood organization in East Canfield Village on Detroit’s east side, is one of eight teams across North America awarded funding through the Salazar Center’s Thriving Cities Challenge. The group placed second in the challenge and was awarded $50,000 to “activate” an alleyway in their neighborhood to promote sustainability and improve the […]
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Ann Arbor has a plan to reduce DTE Energy reliance — form their own ‘Sustainable Energy Utility’
*You can keep up with us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! Got an idea for a Michigan climate story? Pitch us here.* SUBSCRIBE TO THIS NEWSLETTER HERE BY NINA IGNACZAK A report released Thursday outlines a path toward reducing Ann Arbor’s residents’ and businesses’ reliance on DTE Energy that its authors say is legally, technically, […]
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MICHIGAN CLIMATE HEADLINES
*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.* *** Whose treaty? After the Canadian government invoked a 1977 treaty that protects the unimpeded flow […]
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Got Michigan mushroom mania? Thank climate change.
*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 My plans for an autumn mushroom hunting trip to Michigan’s Jordan River Valley […]
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From the Headlines – October 4-8, 2021
Bailout for who? DTE Energy cut power to thousands of Michiganders during the pandemic, despite receiving $220 million in tax relief through the CARES Act. They weren’t alone — the country’s largest electric providers collectively received $1.25 billion in federal bailout money while cutting power to almost a million customers. “It brings the focus on the question of […]