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Tag: EPA

Industrialized Zug Island seen from the Detroit River.
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EPA offers Clean Air Act exemptions from Trump, and one of metro Detroit’s top polluters applies

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares May 8, 2025May 8, 2025

A new EPA policy under the Trump administration could let over 500 facilities nationwide sidestep pollution controls for two years, a move that critics say endangers millions of Americans.

Energy Star logo on cardboard box for a freezer
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Proposed elimination of Energy Star program threatens Michigan building efficiency efforts

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak May 8, 2025May 8, 2025
BASF Wyandotte plant
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BASF Detroit River pollution: Environmental regulators discuss remedy for contaminated groundwater

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt May 1, 2025May 1, 2025
Cherry blossom tree on Detroit street
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What we’re reading: Detroit breaks 1899 heat record with 86-degree April day

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok April 30, 2025April 30, 2025
Canadian wildfire smoke on the Detroit River.
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Climate is adding to Detroit air quality problems: American Lung Association

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt April 23, 2025April 23, 2025
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EPA air quality rollbacks could cost 200,000 lives

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt April 3, 2025April 3, 2025
Protester holds sign that reads: "Protect The Protectors. Fund The E.P.A."
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EPA axes environmental justice offices: What’s next for overpolluted communities?

Avatar photo by Grist March 21, 2025March 21, 2025
Painted turtle on a log.
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Wetlands rules face rollback under Trump: Great Lakes pollution next?

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt March 19, 2025March 19, 2025
Large waves on a lake with industrial plants in the background releasing smoke plumes into the air
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The EPA wanted to clean up steel mills. Then a group of Rust Belt senators got involved.

Avatar photo by Grist April 10, 2024April 10, 2024

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