The Environmental Protection Agency’s “Safer Choice” label and the Environmental Working Group’s ratings guide consumers to eco-friendly laundry detergents. These products are free of harmful chemicals and biodegradable, helping avoid ingredients like PVA and phthalates.
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Detroit urban agriculture leader to head sustainability office, solar efforts
Rushdan will head the mayor’s neighborhood solar initiative as she transitions to a new role leading Detroit’s sustainability efforts.
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Canadian smoke could hit Michigan again this summer
Drought and “zombie fires” raise concerns for the upcoming Canadian wildfire season and its impact on Michigan air quality.
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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.
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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.