View on Instagram >>> Find your way to this park: Dueweke Park Dueweke Park located at 4975 Sheridan Street features a large basket court, picnic area, playground, and walking course. The park is named in honor of Sylvester L. Dueweke, a local man who fought and died in World War II earning a Purple Heart […]
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Welcome to Michigan Climate News
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From the Headlines – August 9-13, 2021
Sound the alarm: Monday’s report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)–often referred to as the gold standard of climate assessments–shows that emissions produced by burning fossil fuels have locked in global heating for at least the next 30 years, leading UN Secretary-General António Guterres to call the report “a code red for humanity.” Here are some […]
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Getting the lead out of Detroit’s soil
Eight years after April Ross purchased her East Village home from a private California seller in 2010, she discovered her daughter was lead poisoned. Her daughter Rayna showed an elevated blood lead level (EBLL) of nine micrograms per deciliter (µg/dL). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls for action for any level above five. […]
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OPINION: It’s time to get to work on climate
This week, the 234 scientists at the United Nations released their report on the state of climate change, for the first time since 2013. I don’t need to tell you why science is important, or why the IPCC is the unequivocal authority on climate. In fact, I’m not even going to tell you what is in it […]
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PARKS REPORT: 4th Street Charlotte Park
View on Instagram >>> Find your way to this park: 4th Street Charlotte Park Located at the corner of 4th Street and Charlotte is the 4th St Charlotte Park, a small recreation space featuring two basketball courts, pavilion, and BBQ area. One of the two basketball courts has been remodeled with Detroit Pistons-themed bright blue-and-red […]
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From the Headlines – August 2-6, 2021
Prop P fails, Duggan wins: In Detroit’s primary election on Tuesday, residents voted against Proposal P, which would have changed the city charter to stop water shutoffs for nonpayment, set water rates at no more than 3% of a household’s income and expanded community benefits for large development projects, among other things. Voters rejected the proposal by a wide […]
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PARKS REPORT: Spirit Plaza
View on Instagram >>> Find your way to this park: Spirit Plaza Located next to the iconic Spirit of Detroit sculpture at 2 Woodward Ave lies Spirit Plaza, a gathering place established for Detroiters to come together for recreation, live performances, and chill spot to hang out downtown. The plaza was added in June of […]
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From the Headlines: July 19-23, 2021
Flooding: Metro Detroit was hit by another round of intense storms at the end of last week, with more flooding in some areas. Meanwhile, residents are trying to secure relief and wondering what they can do to protect themselves from storm events that will become more severe with climate change. Here’s a roundup of some of […]
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Can Detroit’s urban farms play a role in stemming the floods?
When Jefferson Chalmers’ Fox Creek canal swelled during the late June downpour, rising waters pushed out many Tiger Dams the city had installed to protect the neighborhood. At Feedom Freedom’s gardens on Manistique, water, mud, and sewage rushed through the area’s yards and streets. Beds of collards, beets, kale, blackberry bushes, and more were inundated, […]