Michigan is one of 25 members of the U.S. Climate Alliance, an association of governors of states pledging to reduce emissions, cut utility bills, and create jobs.
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Michigan Legislature tackles ambitious climate legislation. How far will it go?
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released the MI Healthy Climate Plan last year. Now the state legislature is trying to take those goals and turn them into law.
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A Planet Detroit guide to visiting cider mills in metro Detroit
Visiting a cider mill is a time-honored Michigan tradition and a great way to get outdoors, especially as the leaves begin to change color.
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Keeping your cool in a warming world: 8 steps to help manage eco-anxiety
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.