Drought and “zombie fires” raise concerns for the upcoming Canadian wildfire season and its impact on Michigan air quality.
Posted inAccountability
Zoning plan seeks to ban heavy industry in Core City
A Core City protest has emerged due to residents’ discontent with disturbances from an industrial site, prompting a proposal to rezone areas to restrict intensive industrial activity following ongoing violations of city blight codes.
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OPINION: Biden’s silence on Line 5 is a challenge for Michigan voters
A 70-year-old ticking time bomb still lays on the lake bed of the Mackinac Straits.
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OPINION: How ghost streams and redlining’s legacy lead to unfairness in flood risk, in Detroit and elsewhere
Extreme weather events put pressure on cities like Detroit that have aging and undersized stormwater infrastructure, with low-income urban neighborhoods tending to suffer the most.
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Composting, water access and backyard chickens: Detroit’s urban farming evolution
The city’s first urban agriculture director, Tepfirah Rushdan, aims to help gardeners access land and water while making urban farming a seamless part of the city’s policy.
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Opinion: Michigan records belong to everyone
Openness and transparency are at the core of our mission and allow us and our partners to uncover critical stories that impact public health and the environment. Our new collaborative is designed to support that mission.
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Detroit revives program to increase fresh food access for residents
The new iteration of the Green Grocer Project will focus more on supporting walkable, neighborhood grocery shopping options versus supporting larger grocers.
Posted inAccountability
Detroiters need help accessing public meetings. Will a new Michigan policy make a difference?
Residents say online meetings can make public participation more difficult. Michigan’s environmental regulators have a new policy, but critics say it’s short on details.
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Time is running out to get a historic Detroit River cleanup at a discount
With a deadline looming, there’s no sign that Michigan will pony up the necessary down payment to unlock hundreds of millions of federal environmental cleanup dollars.
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Michigan wildfire health impacts: Share your story
This survey will contribute to community understanding of the public health implications of climate-related challenges.