The Altars for Collective Grief project invited the Southwest Detroit community to submit photos of loved ones affected by immigration enforcement.
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Allen Park officials postpone decision on 26-megawatt data center
Allen Park residents say they’re concerned the data center could increase electric rates, while developers say the project will have minimal impacts.
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What we’re reading: DTE Energy adds credit card surcharge to utility bills
DTE Energy will begin charging customers a $2.99 fee per credit or debit card transaction starting March 2.
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Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed presents ‘terms of engagement’ for data centers
Democratic candidate says legislation is needed to safeguard environment and ratepayers from data center impacts.
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Protesters to rally against Allen Park data center before planning vote
Proposed 26 megawatt data center near I-94 is part of a “cluster” of Metro Detroit facilities planned by Solstice Data.
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Fossil fuels take center stage in Trump’s EPA transformation
Scientists and experts say the EPA’s new direction comes at a cost to public health, and would lead to far more pollutants in the environment, including mercury, lead and especially tiny airborne particles that can lodge in lungs.
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Detroit air quality declines due to winter weather patterns: What the forecast says
Michigan is in a warmer weather pattern that traps pollution at the surface, a meteorologist tells Planet Detroit.
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The impact of wildfire smoke is worse than you think, new studies say
Greenhouse gas and particulate emissions from fires globally may be 70% higher than once believed.
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US cuts the number of vaccines recommended for every child, a move slammed by physicians
Dr. Sean O’Leary of the American Academy of Pediatrics says he government is “pretty tone deaf” for ending its recommendation while the country is at the beginning of a severe flu season, and after 280 children died from flu last winter, the most since 2009.
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Detroit gathering focuses on role of environmental justice in Michigan’s climate work
The engagement session aims to address community needs and the bigger climate picture, says Regina Strong, the state’s environmental justice public advocate.