Detroit Riverfront Conservancy revises construction due to $40M fraud, Michigan farmers fear mass deportations, Trump’s EPA nominee sparks debate as moderate or maverick, Detroiters can now keep chickens and bees legally, and PFAS chemicals taint 27% of U.S. water supply.
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Trump inherits Biden-funded Michigan projects, including Detroit’s I-375 overhaul
President-elect Donald Trump is set to inherit an economy on the rise, yet he may dismantle Biden’s policies and claim the delayed positive impacts, which will emerge post his term ending in January.
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He’ll try, but Trump can’t stop the clean energy revolution
Despite the anticipated resistance of a second Trump term to clean energy and climate initiatives, market dynamics and local governments are propelling the Green Revolution to tackle climate change.
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Are companies masking climate inaction with low-quality carbon offsets?
Companies are turning to carbon offsets to cut emissions, but many voluntary projects fall short on their climate promises.
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Port of Detroit, other Great Lakes ports get funding boost for clean energy shift
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has allocated over $200 million in grants to three Great Lakes shipping ports, aiming to boost clean energy. The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority receives the largest grant for electrification and decarbonization efforts.
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Dearborn’s Arab Americans shift from Democrats to Trump
Arab American voters in Dearborn, Michigan, backed Donald Trump in the 2020 election, citing his Israel-Hamas war stance and community outreach, despite his earlier Muslim-majority travel ban.
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What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change
Gautam Jain, Columbia University As the U.S. prepares for another Trump administration, one area unambiguously in the incoming president’s crosshairs is climate policy. Although he has not released an official climate agenda, Donald Trump’s playbook from his last stint in the Oval Office and his frequent complaints about clean energy offer some clues to what’s […]
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Trump’s election could reverse key climate policies
The election of Donald Trump as President and the Republican takeback of the U.S. Senate could reverse key national climate policies, impacting greenhouse gas reductions from the Inflation Reduction Act, electric power plant pollution, methane leaks, and fuel-efficient vehicles.
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Democrats enter a Trump presidency without a plan or a clear leader
Despite Democrats investing billions to highlight Trump’s threat to democracy and economic policies, voters remained unmoved, leading Trump to win the popular vote, marking a Republican first in two decades.
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Republicans seize majority in Michigan House, ending Democrats’ historic trifecta
Republicans now control the Michigan House, impacting Governor Whitmer’s plans as she faces challenges in her last two years.