Resilience —
passed down through generations,
the gentleness of swaying.
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Poem: Time
We are cut like the melon, made of mush,
drowning in the sweet, thick summer stick
of the mind that keeps churning.
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Wright Museum, College for Creative Studies partner on ‘d.Tree’ exhibit
The partnership explores how urban trees that must be removed due to age, severe weather or redevelopment can be repurposed.
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State commits $100,000 to develop plan for reducing food waste in Michigan
The project is set to slice food waste and dish out a lower carbon footprint for the state’s food industry.
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Metro Detroit’s worst ozone year in a decade sparks Sierra Club lawsuit against EPA
At issue is how much of the ozone problem is due to wildfire smoke.
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City crushes developer’s plan to crush concrete in Core City
More than 30 residents spoke in opposition of the project Monday morning; no one spoke in support. Roughly 120 people attended the hearing online and 25 in person.
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The EPA’s plan to eliminate lead in buildings is a ‘gigantic leap forward’ for public health
Those who live in low-income neighborhoods and in older homes are at the highest risk.
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Record air pollution, Canadian wildfires prompts state to change how it issues air quality alerts
In the wake of an EPA decision in May to ease air quality restrictions in metro Detroit, the region is experiencing its highest number of Ozone-related air quality notifications in a decade, as well as a new type of alert related to particulate matter.
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OPINION: TED Countdown could’ve included more grassroots BIPOC climate justice leaders
“You need to have people from Detroit to be a part of these conversations taking leadership in the things that we’re talking about,” said Diamond Spratling, founder of Girl Plus Environment.
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What’s up with the new EPA power plant rules?
Experts say the difficulty and expense of adopting carbon capture and ‘green’ hydrogen technologies may ultimately push utilities to move away from fossil fuels.