This story is part of a collaborative series from the Institute for Nonprofit News and five news partners examining climate resilience across the Great Lakes. This reporting was made possible with support from the Joyce Foundation. This piece was originally published in The Land. While meeting with a local farmer two years ago, Eric Diamond of Central […]
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From the Headlines- Dec 5 – 9
Still not fixed: Michigan environmental officials raised fines for Stellantis following seven air quality violations at its auto plant on the east side of Detroit, and are imposing a firm timeline for installing pollution control measures. The total fines for the company were raised from $62,863 to $136,832 after residents complained that the supplemental environmental projects Stellantis proposed […]
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Public frustration with DTE is growing. So are its charitable and political spending.
As public frustration over DTE Energy’s long outages and high rates grows, the utility’s political action committee is mounting a defense in Lansing – it’s on pace to spend over 60% more on campaign contributions in the 2022 election cycle than either of the last two elections. Meanwhile, the most recent records available for the […]
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Minimizing food waste with Marrow’s whole animal butchery
This story is part of a collaborative series from the Institute for Nonprofit News, Planet Detroit and four other news partners, examining climate resilience across the Great Lakes. This reporting was made possible with support from the Joyce Foundation. Marrow, the West Village hybrid restaurant and butcher shop with an eye for using every part […]
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Why Avalon International Breads is rescuing spent grains to fight climate change
The stalwart bakery’s participation in an upcycled grain project boasts environmental and economic benefits This story is part of a collaborative series, from the Institute for Nonprofit News, Planet Detroit and four other news partners, examining climate resilience across the Great Lakes. This reporting was made possible with support from the Joyce Foundation. Inside a […]
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These 3 Detroit restaurants are tackling climate change in the kitchen
This story is part of a collaborative series from the Institute for Nonprofit News, Planet Detroit, Tostada Magazine, Energy News Network, The Land, and Borderless Magazine examining climate resilience across the Great Lakes. This reporting was made possible with support from the Joyce Foundation. Food waste is a leading contributor of greenhouse gases. These Detroit restaurants are finding creative– and tasty […]
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Morouns using riverfront concrete operation to force land transfer
A Moroun-owned concrete company’s request for a permit to store materials and crush concrete on the Detroit riverfront between Detroit’s Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park and Riverside Park is raising concerns about pollution, dust, and truck traffic for residents and park-goers. But a Moroun spokesperson said the real issue is a land transfer that’s […]
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How this Southwest Detroit pizzeria constantly reshapes its menu to combat climate change
This story is part of a collaborative series from the Institute for Nonprofit News, Planet Detroit, Tostada Magazine, Energy News Network, The Land, and Borderless Magazine examining climate resilience across the Great Lakes. This reporting was made possible with support from the Joyce Foundation. PizzaPlex pays close attention to menu planning to prevent food waste […]
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From the Headlines- Nov 28 – Dec 2
The next migration: University of Michigan researchers created a web-based tool to help residents, city planners, engineers, researchers, and policymakers plan for future scenarios where the Great Lakes states absorb climate migrants in coming years. “While we do not know if people will come, how many, who they might be and where they might settle, it is […]
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Michigan Climate News Policy Insights: The Farm Bill
Discussions have commenced for the 2023 Farm Bill, legislation covering everything from food aid to forestry to, yes, farming. The bill is a historically bipartisan enterprise because of the diversity of issues dealt with and the necessity to pass it and fund crucial things like crop insurance and commodity price supports. But the arrival of […]