DTE Gas Co.’s rate hike, impacting 1.3 million customers in 500 communities, includes a $1.98 monthly increase and a 66-cent infrastructure surcharge.
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What we’re reading: Michigan to EPA: Don’t blame us for Canadian wildfire smoke
Michigan Democrats are concluding their first trifecta in 40 years with up to $10 billion in corporate subsidies. Meanwhile, progressive priorities like housing and environmental reforms are stalling, and Detroit residents are grappling with unexpected delinquencies due to billing glitches and system upgrades.
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EPA says BASF’s ongoing pollution could delay Detroit River cleanup
Michigan looks to get $700 million to clean up contaminated sediment in the Detroit River, but decades of unchecked pollution from BASF’s Wyandotte facility could stand in the way.
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Michigan Senate greenlights MI Momnibus bills to combat racial gaps in maternal healthcare
The Michigan Senate has passed the MI Momnibus bill package, targeting racial disparities in maternal healthcare for Black and brown mothers, aiming to enhance maternal health outcomes and tackle systemic racism.
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Michigan legislators push for water affordability in lame duck
Michigan legislators and advocates push for a 2023 bill package to create a statewide water affordability fund, capping bills for low-income residents via a $2 surcharge on ratepayers’ bills, aiding over 370,000 households.
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Key figure in Trump’s Michigan victory named senior adviser on Arab American outreach
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Massad Boulos, a Dearborn Lebanese American businessman and father-in-law of Tiffany Trump, as a senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs, aiming to foster peace in the region.
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Southwest Detroit community learns about air quality, demands action
Southwest Detroit residents convened to discuss air quality, health safeguards, and activism against air pollution near the Ambassador Bridge, in an event series by the Trucks Off Our Streets Table.
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What we’re reading: DTE gag order, flood money goes to housing, auto industry wants EVs
Michigan Rep. Dylan Wegela faced censure for calling out DTE Energy’s sway over the Legislature. Meanwhile, Detroit City Council allocated federal flood aid to affordable housing, sewer repairs, and homeless shelters. The state is also moving forward with a bipartisan plan for its own carbon capture and storage projects.
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Michigan ‘clean fuel’ legislation draws heat from environmental groups
Advocates say bill encourages polluting biofuels, while helping the fossil fuel industry. But some say legislation is needed to ramp up EVs.
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Metro Detroit study: Robins’ lead levels predict soil contamination
A new study reveals that high blood lead levels in robins can signal soil contamination, offering an early warning of hazardous lead presence in the environment.