See what caught our attention this week, from plastic pollution on Great Lakes beaches to Michigan cows with bird flu.
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Michigan’s healthcare disparities stark for Black residents
New scorecard finds persistent racial gaps in quality and access to care; Asian Americans reportedly receive best healthcare.
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OPINION: Michigan’s wetlands permit process needs reform
The destruction of a rare ‘imperiled’ Wayne County wetland to build a garbage dump reveals a flawed system.
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Garbage giant Waste Management wins four-year fight to build landfill on ‘rare and imperiled’ Michigan wetland
A 44-acre natural area in Van Buren Township will soon be a landfill after state regulators granted a permit for wetland destruction.
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OPINION: Michigan remains cloudy during Sunshine Week Investment a pressing need for urbanized water resources
A new series of report cards give Metro Detroit’s rivers poor grades.
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Hundreds of millions up for grabs in environmental justice grants
Housing, air monitoring, green jobs and coastal resilience are some of the initiatives that could receive funding under the Inflation Reduction Act.
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New names slated for birds, including Kirtland’s warbler
Michigan’s most well-known endangered bird is among 70 North American bird species named after people that will be renamed over the next four years, according to the American Ornithological Association.
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EPA finalizes the nation’s first PFAS limits in drinking water
The compounds being regulated represent a fraction of the entire class of chemicals — more than 15,000 distinct variants fall under the PFAS umbrella. Still, the EPA estimates that its new rules will protect some 100 million people from exposure and prevent tens of thousands of serious illnesses, especially cancers.
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Research into recycling critical minerals gets a boost in Michigan
Michigan plans to spend millions of dollars researching how to better recycle minerals found in electric vehicle batteries and other technologies.
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Michigan Black moms at center of ‘Momnibus’ healthcare reform effort
A community-driven legislative package aims to uplift Black maternal healthcare, proposing systemic changes to address racial disparities impacting Black mothers and babies.