When heavy rain pours, buried ghost streams flow, flooding Detroit’s most vulnerable neighborhoods and causing significant damage.
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Healthcare professionals challenge EPA on Detroit ozone pollution
Advocates aim to reverse ozone pollution decision that discounted data from wildfire smoke days.
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Michigan ranks # 2 for power outages
Advocates say Michigan’s poor performance compared to neighboring states shows a failure by state regulators to ensure that utilities adequately invest in the grid.
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Why extreme cold still happens in a warming world
Climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex.
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Opinion: What’s not to like about the meat you eat?
Here’s why you should consider skipping the steak.
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OPINION: Why you should care about the 2024 Farm Bill
The Farm Bill is a massive package of bills written, negotiated, and passed every five years. Here’s why you should care.
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Why poor air quality isn’t just a summer problem in Detroit
‘Atmospheric inversions’ caused several days of polluted air this week in much of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, though it did not rise to the level of an air quality action alert.
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2023’s billion-dollar disasters list shattered the US record
28 weather and climate disasters marked Earth’s hottest recorded year.
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Warmer winters mean less ice on Lake Michigan – hurting lake trout and whitefish
All of the Great Lakes are experiencing declining ice coverage in the winter, which could affect recreation and shorelines.
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Michigan hopes community groups can get piece of $2 billion climate justice fund
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently launched the Community Change Grant program with $2 billion available for organizations across the country.