Eco-anxiety – a pervasive worry about the current and future state of our planet – has become an increasingly prevalent mental health issue.
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Study identifies leading and lagging states in the Great Lakes region on flood resilience
Michigan is in the middle of the pack but scores at the bottom on equity and justice; tension between Lansing and Detroit a barrier to collaboration.
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Planet Detroit launches new tool for tracking air quality permit violations
Planet Detroit readers have a new way to learn about hundreds of sources of air pollution in Michigan.
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Michigan toddlers to receive universal lead testing under new legislation
Detroit kids test positive for lead at triple the state’s rate, but few get tested. A new universal testing law means more exposed kids may get help.
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Can Michigan air quality rules adapt to a smoky future?
Scientists and advocates say EPA rules allowing states to discount air quality data influenced by wildfire smoke should be reconsidered.
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‘Boomerang’ Detroiter launches workshop to help residents activate vacant land
Tanya Stephens returned to the city after 20 years to ‘be a part of the revitalization.’
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States look at ways to deter waste from manufactured products
Producer responsibility proposals are one potential solution discussed across the country as a way to hold manufacturers responsible for the “end-of-life” of their products when consumers are done with them.
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Dearborn reaches million-dollar settlement with industrial scrapyard accused of pollution
The agreement comes after the city sued the company in April, accusing it of violating Dearborn’s dust ordinance, according to the city.
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House bills aim to protect Michigan’s pollinators
Pollinators are in decline. Advocates hope to support them by banning certain pesticides from use on public lands and protecting milkweed.
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Detroit’s new urban farming director to serve as liaison between the city and grassroots organizations
Mayor Mike Duggan named Tepfirah Rushdan as Detroit’s first Director of Urban Agriculture, following other major U.S. cities like Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.