How Black Detroiters are taking up space for Juneteenth.
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Dismay as Michigan hands out millions of dollars in ‘low carbon’ grants for gas projects
Two-thirds of the money went to support expansion of natural gas and biogas infrastructure.
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Detroit’s Boston-Edison homeowners balance historic restoration and energy efficiency
The tradeoff between architectural detail and energy efficiency is a common one for owners of historic homes.
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What does the Supreme Court’s wetland ruling mean for Michigan?
Michigan’s wetlands may fare better than most because of strong state regulations, but lower federal protections still pose a risk.
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Legislators aim to ban new hazardous injection wells in Michigan, raise dumping costs
Michigan handles more hazardous waste than 42 other states, which is processed disproportionately in low-income and communities of color.
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New outdoor exhibit, research project by Black Bottom Archives calls for reparations
Black Bottom was a predominantly African American neighborhood situated on the city’s near east side, just northeast of downtown Detroit. It emerged in the early 20th century and was named after the dark, fertile soil found in the area.
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Incinerator demo on track for Sunday despite some resident pushback
Detroit officials met with residents Wednesday to answer some of the 28 questions about safety. Some residents say they still feel questions are unanswered.
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OPINION: How Minnesota is winning on clean energy, and how Michigan can catch up
Minnesota advocates and legislators passed a transformative clean energy standard into law in the first few weeks of 2023. Unfortunately, Michigan is still back at the starting line.
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Wildfire smoke can harm human health, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away – a toxicologist explains why
Chris Migliaccio a toxicologist at the University of Montana who studies the impact of wildfire smoke on human health, on the health risks people can face when smoke blows in from distant wildfires.
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Planned implosion of Detroit’s incinerator has neighboring residents concerned
At dawn on Sunday, June 11, the smokestack of Detroit’s incinerator will finally come tumbling down.