Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to decide on budget legislation that would cut funding for Michigan’s environmental regulator by 7%, down from a proposed 19% cut, and protects health care and transit funding.
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VOICES: Michigan’s EV fee hike puts us at the top for all the wrong reasons
Higher electric vehicle registration fees undercut Michigan’s clean mobility strategy and send the wrong signal to businesses creating jobs in the state, writes the Ecology Center’s Charles Griffith.
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Detroiters describe citywide struggle with truck traffic: ‘Our streets are sinking’
Children living within two blocks of I-75 have asthma rates 25% to 42% higher than those living further away from major roads, says Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation’s Rachel Marquez.
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Detroit’s Port Authority sustainability manager works to cut emissions, build trust with neighbors
Taylor Mitchell, Detroit Wayne County Port Authority’s inaugural sustainability manager, spearheads initiatives to curb diesel emissions and achieve net zero emissions at 23 private terminals along the Detroit and Rouge rivers by 2040.
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What we’re reading: Belle Isle alligator finds new home at serpentarium
Universal free school meals will continue, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and State Superintendent Michael Rice say as lawmakers scramble to finalize budget.
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Detroit cracks down on Southwest truck traffic with new restrictions: Activist ‘beyond thrilled’
The truck restrictions could be expanded beyond Southwest Detroit, where “the issue is most severe,” says city’s infrastructure chief.
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Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter of science, dies at 91
Jane Goodall, the trailblazing conservationist whose chimpanzee research reshaped our understanding of humanity, has died at 91. Her legacy inspires countless individuals to drive positive change globally.
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Government shutdown paralyzes EPA protection of air, water, land
A scientific study of pollution from about 200 coal-fired power plants during the 2018-2019 government shutdown found they “significantly increased their particulate matter emissions due to the EPA’s furlough.”
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Consumers Energy natural gas rates will jump 8.1% next month
The rate increase will amount to an added $6.44 on a typical residential customer’s monthly bill.
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Detroiters behind on DTE bills need more help than nonprofits can offer: ‘It’s just too much’
More help is coming for Michiganders who are behind on utility bills, but will it be enough to help families avoid shut-off?