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Air quality monitor in Detroit's Boynton neighborhood

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As EPA weakens air pollution regulations, Black women stand to face the greatest health risks

by The 19th March 16, 2026March 16, 2026

As the EPA weakens air pollution regulations, Black women face the greatest health risks from asthma and other pollution-related diseases.

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Affordability tops concerns at DTE’s Detroit listening session: Resident’s winter heat bill ‘devastating’

by Brian Allnutt January 23, 2026January 23, 2026

Ann Arbor resident Mary Eldridge at Tuesday’s anti-data center rally at the Michigan Capitol.

Data center protest at Michigan Capitol aims to pressure regulators ahead of DTE Energy decision

by Brian Allnutt December 16, 2025February 18, 2026

Freeway traffic in Detroit

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Detroit’s ozone status downgraded: What’s next in the fight for clean air?

by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak December 11, 2025December 12, 2025

Data center protesters outside DTE Energy headquarters in Detroit.

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Demonstrators at DTE headquarters voice objections to 1.4 gigawatt data center deal

by Dustin Blitchok December 3, 2025December 3, 2025

Protesters gather in downtown Saline Monday, Dec. 1 to oppose the Saline Township data center.

‘No secret deals’: Protest targets DTE’s fast-moving Saline Township data center request

by Brian Allnutt December 2, 2025December 2, 2025

A rendering of the Stargate data center site in Saline Township.

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Michigan’s utility regulator under fire over DTE Energy data center contracts: Public hearing or ‘performative listening’?

by Michigan Public November 21, 2025November 21, 2025

A photo illustration of a computer server room

Are Michigan’s data center tax breaks ignoring clean energy laws?

by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak November 18, 2025November 18, 2025

A rendering of the Stargate data center site in Saline Township.

$7 billion Saline Township data center reignites concern over Michigan climate plan ‘off ramp’

by Brian Allnutt November 6, 2025November 18, 2025

Michelle Martinez, director of the University of Michigan’s Tishman Center for Social Justice and the Environment, speaks into a bullhorn.

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Michigan utility customers need protection from data center costs, demonstrators say

by Brian Allnutt October 27, 2025October 27, 2025