Power failure: At the beginning of the week, 20,000 DTE Energy customers were still without power, following the storms that had knocked out service to around 800,000 homes on the previous Thursday. This latest round of outages has drawn attention to the utility’s track record of long and frequent outages even as it enjoys high-profit margins and […]
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OPINION: Why ‘Goldilocks’ tailpipe emission standards are not enough
Responding to President Biden’s announcement earlier this month of new tailpipe emissions standards, Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee offered a strange kind of praise: “This is sort of a Goldilocks goal… Not too much, not too little. It’s just right.” But Biden and Kildee are both living in a fairytale if they think these milquetoast standards […]
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Meet the students learning about air quality in Dearborn
Melvindale high school student Samantha Tapia-Muñoz was shocked to learn how much air pollution she was breathing every day. “I was walking around my house in Melvindale, and the air pollution was at 66 AQI,” said Tapia-Muñoz, referring to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Quality Index. A measurement of 66 means “moderate” — with […]
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Can new Detroit flooding lawsuits succeed where past litigation failed?
In 1998, Detroit and Grosse Pointe Park residents hailed a class action lawsuit settlement that in part required the city to separate sewage and stormwater lines, a move that area leaders promised would end the flooding and backups that filled basements and property with sewage. Among those who cheered was Detroiter Cindy Wile, who after […]
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PARKS REPORT: Dueweke Park
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 […]