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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.
Dearborn reaches million-dollar settlement with industrial scrapyard accused of pollution
The agreement comes after the city sued the company in April, accusing it of violating Dearborn’s dust ordinance, according to the city.
Stellantis: ‘There was never a problem with the air’
Stellantis says new pollution control technology installed to address odors at its Mack plant is working as designed, and the facility has never posted a health risk – despite more than a hundred complaints and eight air quality violations.
Blackouts and generators add to Michigan’s air quality problems
Residents must choose between ‘the lesser of two evils’ – no power or more local pollution. Plus, a guide on how to minimize the damage and stay safe.
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.
Detroit Health Department slow to warn residents about wildfire smoke
With 500 fires burning across Canada, more bad air quality days in metro Detroit are possible.
Study: Race must be a factor in combating air pollution
If the U.S. tries to cut greenhouse gases based on income or other factors instead of race, communities of color could suffer more.
OPINION: How one of Detroit’s biggest polluters gets a massive tax break… for ‘not polluting’
Marathon saves many times its penalties every year on sales and property taxes via the state’s Air Pollution Control Exemption program.
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.