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.
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State eyes expanded health care in low-income neighborhoods
Community health centers at 18 church sites will expand offerings beyond COVID treatment to general health care.
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OPINION: DTE needs a reality check
Our changing climate brings increasingly intense and frequent storms to our region. When these storms hit Detroit’s chronically disinvested electrical grid, the people we serve face a harsh reality: hunger.
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LeadSafe Detroit helps protect kids from lead poisoning
Lead is a common problem in Detroit homes. Children are often exposed at home by ingesting lead-contaminated dust and paint.
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Detroit unveils new climate strategy, adopts energy and water benchmarking policy
Detroit joins a handful of cities with ordinances requiring large building owners to track and report their energy and water usage.
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Go green this holiday season with a gift of local art
The first 50 people to sign up to give (or get) a new recurring monthly personal or gift membership before Dec. 31 will receive one 8 x 10 print of an original power line drawing print signed by Hamtramck-based artist Marcus Merritt.
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Duggan shortlists nine neighborhoods to host city-owned solar farms
Some residents hope the program would cut down on blight and illegal dumping; others voice skepticism.
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Detroit City Council looking into mold remediation funding
Mold can cause congestion, sore throat, coughing, or wheezing, and can exacerbate asthma symptoms.
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Less-harsh winters, smoke days, Lyme-disease carrying ticks and a lot more rain
New report details how climate change impacts the Midwest.