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Posted inAccountability

Dearborn reaches million-dollar settlement with industrial scrapyard accused of pollution 

Avatar photo by Capital News Service September 11, 2023January 19, 2024
Posted inSolutions

Prescriptions for fruits and vegetables can improve the health of people with diabetes and other ailments, study finds

Avatar photo by The Conversation August 29, 2023January 19, 2024
Air pollution over a body of water in Detroit.
Posted inGuides

What the Air Quality Index doesn’t tell us about smoke dangers

by Contributer August 20, 2023January 19, 2024
Posted inSolutions

Wayne State training academy addresses the community healthcare worker shortage

by David Sands August 3, 2023January 19, 2024
Posted inAccountability

Detroit offers respite centers, more guidance amid poor air quality from wildfires

by BridgeDetroit June 29, 2023May 17, 2024
Posted inVoices

OPINION: How one of Detroit’s biggest polluters gets a massive tax break… for ‘not polluting’

Avatar photo by Jacob Whiton June 21, 2023January 19, 2024
Posted inAccountability

Incinerator demo on track for Sunday despite some resident pushback

by Jena Brooker, BridgeDetroit June 9, 2023January 19, 2024
Posted inAccountability

Wildfire smoke can harm human health, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away – a toxicologist explains why

Avatar photo by The Conversation June 7, 2023January 19, 2024
Posted inGuides

Allergy season is getting more intense with climate change – but we’re creating better pollen forecasts to help

Avatar photo by The Conversation May 4, 2023January 19, 2024
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OPINION: Why power outages are a public health problem and demand a legislative solution

Avatar photo by Elizabeth (Lisa) Del Buono, MD and Sue Anne Bell April 14, 2023January 19, 2024

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