Dominique and Aidan Johnson participated in a study to measure the impact of inexpensive air filters on indoor air quality in Southwest Detroit. Here’s their journey.
Posted inAccountability
These 10 numbers reveal Detroit’s invisible air pollution problem
Cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia are linked to air pollution, which causes more than 700 premature deaths per year in Detroit.
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Will data improve air quality in Detroit? Not without community action, residents say
Air monitoring required by the Clean Air Act helped reduce pollution over decades. But data alone won’t ensure residents breathe healthy air.
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State regulators raise DTE customers’ rates, preserve shareholder profits
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.