A planet-friendly guide to the holiday spirit.
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Republicans and Democrats want community solar. Why won’t Michigan legislators enable it?
Advocates say big utilities wield their influence in Lansing to maintain control over renewable energy.
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These 10 numbers reveal Detroit’s invisible air pollution problem
Cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia are linked to air pollution, which causes more than 700 premature deaths per year in Detroit.
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Will data improve air quality in Detroit? Not without community action, residents say
Air monitoring required by the Clean Air Act helped reduce pollution over decades. But data alone won’t ensure residents breathe healthy air.
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What can be done to improve air quality in Detroit?
Although cleaner now than before, many communities still breathe dirty air.
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Detroit family tackles asthma with DIY air filters — and measures the results
Dominique and Aidan Johnson participated in a study to measure the impact of inexpensive air filters on indoor air quality in Southwest Detroit. Here’s their journey.
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The factory’s long shadow
A new warehouse facility built at the former American Motor Corp. plant site means close to 900 trucks every day could be headed to a Detroit neighborhood, but the city hasn’t laid out a plan to protect residents from the pollution.
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Delray residents proved right by new study on toxic dust
The study comes as the city considers more stringent fugitive dust regulations.
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State regulators raise DTE customers’ rates, preserve shareholder profits
Advocates praise orders to address transparency, energy justice and reliability but call for shareholders to share in the pain of clean energy and grid investments.
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State regulators green-light Line 5 tunnel in Straits of Mackinac
The project can’t move forward until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases its findings on the project’s environmental impacts and grants it a federal permit.