DaNetta Simpson, who is running for Detroit mayor for the third time, is a lifelong resident with a plan for a city insurance program to address home repairs and blight.
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Canadian wildfire smoke triggers Wayne County’s 16th air quality alert of 2025
Detroit’s air ranks fourth worst in the world Monday, according to the index published by the website IQAir — between Baku, Azerbaijan and Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Fred Durhal III on fixing Detroit’s flooding problem: ‘I’ll be very aggressive’
“It’s going to take a lot of funding,” Detroit mayoral candidate Fred Durhal III says of upgrading the city’s infrastructure to combat flooding.
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‘Detroit needs to take its water back’: Mayoral candidate Joel Haashiim on utility shutoffs
Detroit mayoral candidate Joel Haashiim talks pollution enforcement, utility shutoffs, flooding, why he opposes neighborhood solar developments, and more with Planet Detroit.
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Detroit mayoral candidate Saunteel Jenkins says she’ll work for city’s most vulnerable
Detroit mayoral candidate Saunteel Jenkins talks environmental impact, utility affordability, public transit, public health, ICE, the Office of Sustainability, and the tree canopy with Planet Detroit.
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What we’re reading: Wildfire smoke triggers Michigan air quality advisory through Saturday
Michigan air quality warning persists as Canadian wildfire smoke blankets the state, impacting cities like Detroit and Lansing. A federal bill seeks relief for Detroit residents facing basement flooding. Consumers Energy spends $29 million to keep a coal plant running.
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Pollution bill targets cumulative health threats in vulnerable communities
Detroit Democrats are championing the Protecting Overburdened Communities Act, aiming to empower state regulators to assess the collective health impacts of pollution sources, a move that could reshape environmental justice in Michigan.
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Trump EPA moves to repeal landmark climate finding, environmentalist says it’s ‘malicious’
The “endangerment finding” is the legal underpinning of a host of climate regulations under the Clean Air Act for motor vehicles, power plants and other pollution sources.
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Heat waves challenge Detroit renters: Should city legislate air conditioning?
A Detroit apartment building’s air conditioning failure raises questions about what the city can do to protect renters from heat as the climate warms.
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The sustainable art of Blight Hernandez: ‘No waste’
Blight Hernandez credits his grandmother for his artistry. “She gave me those taste buds for the regal, the antique, the vintage, almost like Detroit Renaissance,” he says.