DTE Electric and Consumers Energy will soon need to provide more detailed information to the public about how they plan to improve electric service reliability. The Michigan Public Service Commission, which regulates investor-owned utilities, found the utilities’ distribution plans insufficient and ordered them to implement various actions to increase transparency around distribution and maintenance plans. […]
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Michigan # 2 for power outages (Right behind Texas!) PLUS: EV chargers are coming
CO2 2022/2021 : 416 ppm / 413.2 ppm Dear Michigan Climate News readers, In the news this week: Michiganders are among the most impacted by power outages — with only Texans suffering more. President Joe Biden visited the auto show in Detroit last week to announce federal funds for an EV charging network across 34 […]
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From the Headlines- Sept. 12 – 16
‘Asthma capital’: Detroit tops the list of the worst cities in the country for asthma, jumping to # 1 from # 15 in 2021, according to an annual report released this week by the Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America. Detroit’s ranking was based on the high prevalence of asthma in the city as well as the number […]
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Proposed railway merger heightens pollution concerns for Detroit
Published in partnership with BridgeDetroit Michigan environmentalists are calling on the federal government to deny a proposed railway merger that they say would lead to increased noise and air pollution for Detroit. In 2021, Canadian Pacific Railway struck a $31 billion deal to purchase Kansas City Southern to create the first rail network from Mexico […]
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Detroit River cleanup a low priority in Biden’s $1 billion Great Lakes windfall
Hopes were high in February for a long overdue acceleration of the cleanup of toxic sediment sites in the Detroit River that have languished since the peak industrial era of the 1950s. President Biden announced that his infrastructure bill would designate $1 billion specifically for remediation of the multiple Great Lakes region sites officially designated […]
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Fall predicted to be hotter, dryer than normal this year
By GENEVIEVE FOXCapital News Service LANSING – The National Weather Service predicts there’s a 40% chance the temperatures will average above normal this fall in mid-Michigan. Meteorologist William Marino said warming fall temperatures have become more common in recent years. That’s largely due to an ongoing La Niña, according to Marino, who is based in Grand […]
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Michigan aims to reopen nuclear plant, lead on batteries
CO2 2022/2021 : 416.45 ppm / 413.08 ppm Dear Michigan Climate News readers, Michigan needs nuclear power to meet its carbon neutrality goal, according to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — and that's why she supports efforts by Holtec International to reopen the Palisades Plant near Muskegon. The state hopes to lead in new battery technology. A […]
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How Detroit’s Black-led organizations are cultivating access to nature as acts of liberation
“I just want my people out here”: A growing number of initiatives in Detroit are working to redefine outdoor activities as acts of liberation. This story is published through the Equitable Cities Reporting Hub for Environmental Justice, an initiative led by Grist and Next City. Detroiter Ian Solomon began building a deep relationship with the […]
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OPINION: Detroit-Canada cross-border cycling – and beyond – soon to be a reality
Imagine you and your friends want to have a day-long outdoor adventure. You decide to bicycle the Detroit RiverWalk – the No. 1 riverwalk in the United States for two years running – in the morning. In the afternoon, you cross the Detroit River by bicycle and explore Canada’s soon-to-be second national urban park, the […]
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From the Headlines- Sept 5- 9
‘Like a Godzilla movie’: Residents of southwest Detroit have long dealt with truck traffic that brings noise, powerful vibrations, dust and asthma. But road work and the construction of the Gordie Howe Bridge may be making the problem worse by rerouting trucks onto more residential streets and increasing traffic. “It sounds like a Godzilla movie. It’s so […]