New report says Benton Harbor’s already above-average water rates will need to be raised 20% every year for the next nine years to eliminate an annual operating deficit.
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Continuing the fight for birthing equity
The state’s Advancing Healthy Births plan aims to improve birthing outcomes in disadvantaged communities.
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Historical redlining impacts still felt nearly a century later
Last summer, the Department of Civil Rights conducted a health summit on the impacts of redlining in Michigan.
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Advocates hail progress with Michigan water affordability bills
The legislation would charge water utility customers a $2-per-month fee to support a fund for low-income households.
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Feeling hot this fall? Blame the ‘omega block’– and yes, climate change
El Niño could continue Michigan’s warm fall weather through winter into spring.
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Detroit officials push for right to ban single-use plastics
Researchers have found that Detroit is one of four cities that are the worst contributors to the estimated 22 million pounds of plastic that enters the Great Lakes each year. The others include Chicago, Milwaukee and Cleveland.
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Hazel Park aims to build its tree canopy
The city is planting trees in parks to increase tree shade, improve biodiversity and beautify the city.
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What Michigan could learn from New Jersey’s 2020 cumulative impact law
Experts say all Michigan residents could benefit from the transparency in the Garden State’s pollution rules for overburdened communities.
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Southwest Detroit steel slag processor receives 12th air quality permit violation for fallout since 2018
Experts say steel slag dust typically contains toxic metals like cadmium and lead. Meanwhile, Levy has applied for a new air quality permit for a concrete grinding facility nearby.
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OPINION: Make your voice heard on equity and access in Michigan’s water
Michigan residents have an opportunity to comment on how the state allocates its federal water infrastructure money.