Ethan Bakuli, a reporter with Planet Detroit, will use the USC Health and Climate Change Reporting Fellowship to explore how chronic flooding impacts the health of eastside Detroit residents, highlighting their ongoing struggles with infrastructure and mental health challenges.
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Big Michigan players fight back: Blue Cross, Consumers Energy oppose campaign finance proposal
Blue Cross Blue Shield and Consumers Energy are funding opposition to a Michigan ballot drive aimed at curbing corporate political spending.
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How SNAP benefit disruptions harm child development
The SNAP benefit disruptions and cuts are exacerbating food insecurity, posing long-term risks to children’s health.
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Thanksgiving turkey prices are higher this year, and bird flu is to blame
As Thanksgiving approaches, turkey farmers in Michigan and across the U.S. grapple with bird flu losses, driving up wholesale prices.
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What we’re reading: Lake Superior is one of world’s fastest-warming lakes
Researchers attribute Lake Superior’s warming to mild fall weather and earlier spring ice melt.
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DTE seeks $163 million gas rate hike as heating help dwindles
DTE’s rate hike request comes as Trump administration puts the future of federal dollars for utility customers in doubt.
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Stanton Yards development merges art, nature on Detroit River, envisions ‘thriving new community destination’
A waterfront extension of Detroit’s Little Village cultural development is planned as a 13-acre public gathering place.
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What the SNAP freeze means for Detroit grocers
Food sellers are part of Detroit’s ‘nutrition pipelines,’ and many rely on SNAP for 50% of sales.
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Polluters seize opportunity when EPA enforcement stalls during shutdowns
Though the current political showdown is nearing an end, new research shows that government shutdowns leave polluting legacies.
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Michigan restores full SNAP payments with shutdown, court battle ongoing
In a move impacting 1.4 million low-income Michiganders, the state health department has directed the payment of full SNAP benefits for November, with the funding source unclear.