A flood-prone community center was replaced by a solar-powered facility on higher ground that aims to serve as a climate ‘resiliency hub’.
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New legislation aims to bring back ‘polluter pay’
A 14-bill package addresses source removal, transparency, ‘orphan sites’, assurance and medical costs from contaminated sites. Michigan has an estimated 24,000 such sites.
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Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund offers free lead inspections, loans for lead abatement
The program, built on Michigan Saves’ model for clean energy and energy efficiency financing, aims to reduce lead poisoning in the state.
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Dearborn steel company to pay $100 million in violations settlement with EPA
The agreement also requires Cleveland-Cliffs to provide local residents with indoor air purifiers.
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Detroit Bird Alliance, formerly Detroit Audubon, flies beyond controversial legacy with new name
Three formerly named Audubon chapters in Detroit, Chicago, and Madison rebrand to foster inclusivity and collaboration.
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Can ‘nature-based solutions’ head off flooding in metro Detroit?
Regional parks and planning agencies seek open spaces and preserves to help solve regional flooding and build climate resiliency. Will it work?
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Mars technology comes to Michigan to find water leaks
Participating communities include Detroit, Livonia, Pontiac, Redford Township and Walled Lake.
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Where do solar panels go to die?
The world is seeing a huge push for solar power. But what happens when those panels reach the end of their life cycle?
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On Detroit’s flood-prone east side, residents wonder: Will decision-makers ever ‘do the right thing’ for them?
The Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood is used to flooding – but storms of the past decade have put it on the brink.
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Air monitor data manipulated in proposed Delray slag facility permit, advocates claim
Particulate matter levels are already on the cusp of violating federal air quality limits in Delray. Dearborn-based concrete producer Edward C. Levy’s proposal discounts nearby air monitors in permit modeling.