Michigan Against Atomic Waste files an administrative appeal challenging state approval of a 5.2-million-cubic-yard expansion for Wayne Disposal.
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Is your air safe? A guide to cumulative pollution impact in Southwest Detroit
Bills introduced the Michigan Legislature would require the state’s environmental regulator to conduct cumulative impact assessments. What does this mean for environmentally burdened Southwest Detroit?
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State shuts down $1-billion Belle Isle privatization plan that calls for housing, entertainment
A Southfield developer’s $1-billion proposal to buy Belle Isle and transform it into a private housing and retail district faces rejection from Michigan DNR and the Belle Isle Conservancy.
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Michigan again seeks wildfire smoke exemption from EPA for ozone compliance
The move follows a December appeals court ruling that says the EPA wrongly determined Southeast Michigan is in compliance with ozone rules.
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Truck traffic study measures impact on residents of Detroit’s east side: ‘A problem forever’
Tracking “trucking hot spots” helps community advocates and city officials “determine what future truck routes in Detroit might look like,” says Eastside Community Network’s Marie Garcia.
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Green stormwater infrastructure in Detroit parks offers examples of flooding solutions
The Chandler Park Marshland “serves as an example of how we can do stormwater in the community,” says Alex Allen, president of the park conservancy.
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Your guide to the 2026 MI Healthy Climate Conference
What to know before Michigan’s biggest climate gathering on April 21 in Detroit
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Solar panel group buys spread across Michigan as residents band together for discounts
Grassroots ‘Solarize’ programs have expanded across Michigan cities and counties, helping residents access group discounts on solar installations even as federal incentives have been cut.
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DTE appeals $100 million federal judgment over Zug Island air pollution
DTE Energy is challenging a federal court’s $100-million judgment over sulfur dioxide pollution from its Zug Island coke facility. The utility must also fund $20 million in community air quality programs.
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Century of contamination: How Zug Island became Detroit’s industrial epicenter
Early ideas for the island included a city garbage dump with a promise of the operations being “smokeless and odorless,” or improving the land into a “healthful resort similar in attractiveness to Belle Isle.”