Odor hotline: Stellantis continues to collect air quality violations like they’re tickets coming out of a skee-ball machine. This week, Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) hit the car-maker—formerly known as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles—with violations for its Warren Truck Assembly Plant and Detroit Assembly Complex. The Detroit plant was ticketed for “persistent and objectionable paint/solvent […]
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Hunting for stories with the RiverWolf: Downriver history and memories with Dick Whitwam
Fellow longtime duck hunters and fishers on the Detroit River know Dick Whitwam as “RiverWolf.” The affectionate nickname feels spot-on as he and his wife, Pat, show me around their yard and home, which they have graciously invited me to for our interview. Even though we are inside for much of our conversation, it feels […]
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Detroit says its new climate strategy will empower residents. Activists have questions.
Detroit is rethinking its climate strategy, this time leaving more power to its residents by providing them with tools and funding. The Detroit Climate Strategy planning effort aims to produce a roadmap that will outline how the city will meet its “obligation to its residents to proactively prepare for climate impacts and create a more resilient Detroit.” […]
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What Michiganders need to know about climate change and COP26
by Nina Ignaczak *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 What is COP26? The United Nations Climate Change […]
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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 Hunger strike: Kalamazoo high school teacher Josh Gottlieb went on a […]
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Show your support for Planet Detroit during NewsMatch
[maxbutton id=”1″] Dear Planet Detroiter, For more than two years, we’ve made it our mission to produce local public-service environmental and public health journalism that you can trust—journalism that informs and strengthens our community and makes our city and state a better place to live. The time for local independent reporting on climate change and […]