In a bid to maintain air quality compliance, Michigan’s environmental agency seeks to exclude four days of ozone data, attributing the spikes to Canadian wildfire smoke rather than local pollution.
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Michigan SNAP benefits pause in November: What you need to know
More than a third of SNAP households in Michigan have older adults while nearly half include children. According to MDHHS, 492,225 children benefit from the food assistance.
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Michigan utility customers need protection from data center costs, demonstrators say
The chair of Michigan’s utility regulator warns “lumpier” data center power demand growth could stick other customers with costs.
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How one Detroit woman turned birthday tradition into a global upcycling movement
Eradajere Oleita’s Chip Bag Project, which upcycles used chip bags into sleeping bags, is set to expand its reach and impact with a $167,000 grant from Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
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Jefferson Chalmers looks to seawalls to overcome flood insurance burden
“It’s such a unique neighborhood, and there’s a lot of work that needs to be done to come up with a fix that is equitable,” says Jefferson Chalmers resident Dan Piepszowski.
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What we’re reading: Federal shutdown, layoffs stall heating assistance for millions
Millions of low-income Americans are bracing for a harsh winter as federal heating assistance stalls amid a government shutdown and layoffs.
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‘Lifeline’ Michigan SNAP benefits to stop in November due to federal shutdown
The use of state funding to temporarily ensure SNAP recipients continue to receive their benefits could be an uphill climb, says State Sen. Sylvia Santana, D-Detroit, who chairs the Michigan Senate’s Appropriations Subcommittee on DHHS.
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Wyandotte officials vote against restoring fluoride to drinking water: ‘I have my reasons why’
Wyandotte drinking water has not been treated with fluoride in a decade, which the state flagged in an April report that found “significant deficiencies” in the city’s drinking water system.
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Great Lakes, Medicare, Head Start: How federal shutdown impacts Michigan
The ongoing federal shutdown is disrupting essential services in Michigan, such as Great Lakes research and EPA water quality oversight.
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Day of the Dead altar at DIA spotlights air pollution’s human impact
The artists will discuss their work at a Nov. 2 panel discussion at the Detroit Institute of Arts.