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Posted inVoices

OPINION: Michigan needs stronger regulations to fix reliability problem – but utility influence stands in the way

Avatar photo by Amy Bandyk February 14, 2024February 15, 2024

DTE and Consumers stand to make money for doing a job that would be considered subpar for many of their peers around the Midwest.

Posted inNews

New Michigan program will cover half the cost of lead abatement for eligible families

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt February 14, 2024August 7, 2024

The new statewide Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund in Michigan aims to make lead abatement more affordable by covering half the cost for eligible households and facilitating access to low-interest loans for the remaining cost

Posted inNews

Introducing the 2024 Planet Detroit Neighborhood Reporting Lab

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak February 12, 2024July 19, 2024

Our lab is designed to equip each resident with skills to tell their neighborhood’s story.

Posted inAccountability

Who’s behind a ballot initiative to repeal Michigan’s renewable energy siting laws?

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt February 8, 2024March 18, 2024

Organizer tied to fossil fuel groups, but denies influence.

Posted inVoices

Opinion: Veterans still fight the effects of asbestos exposure

by Cristina Johnson February 8, 2024February 8, 2024

Here’s what vets need to know.

Posted inGuides

How soot pollution causes heart attacks, cancer, dementia, premature deaths

Avatar photo by The Conversation February 8, 2024February 8, 2024

Here are 4 essential reads on the health effects driving EPA’s new fine particle air pollution standard.

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Posted inAccountability

Canadian greenhouses still shining but new laws have curbed Detroit’s midnight sun

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt February 8, 2024February 8, 2024

Tomatoes and cannabis are the reasons behind Lake St. Clair’s glowing winter skies, but new laws have dimmed the light.

Posted inSolutions

Michigan program recycles pacemakers to save lives overseas

Avatar photo by Alan Fisk February 8, 2024February 8, 2024

The group is recycling heart pacemakers, taken from the dead, to give new life to the sick in some of the world’s poorest places.

Posted inCommunity

Once-vibrant Chaldean Town may become future solar farm

by Micah Walker February 8, 2024February 8, 2024

In its heyday in the 1960s and 1970s, Detroit’s Chaldean Town was the first stop for thousands of Chaldeans immigrating to the United States.

Posted inCommunity

Detroit filmmakers tackle Black family’s medical mistrust across generations

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak February 5, 2024February 5, 2024

The narrative film explores the roots of vaccine skepticism, weaving a tale of trust and trauma through a family history.

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