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?
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EPA, EES Coke Battery are $135 million apart on Clean Air Act penalties as Zug Island pollution trial ends
The EPA is seeking a $140 million civil penalty against Zug Island’s EES Coke Battery, while the facility and its owner DTE Energy propose a $5 million penalty.
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House bill would expand FEMA coverage for flooded, moldy Michigan basements: ‘There needs to be some equity’
“It is so bizarre as a member of Congress, finding out that FEMA will come and cover getting a new furnace or water heater, but won’t actually cover the actual mitigation and cleaning up of the sewage and the water in people’s basements,” says U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib.