New pipe would send Grosse Pointe Park’s raw sewage into Lake St. Clair By Brian Allnutt ● Accountability ● May 25, 2023 June 2, 2023 An extreme emergency relief valve would prevent basement backups during heavy rains in Grosse Pointe but could threaten water quality downstream.
How state tests could miss toxic dioxane in Washtenaw County groundwater By Brian Allnutt ● Accountability ● May 2, 2023 May 7, 2023 Advocates call for more stringent testing and drinking water standards, polluter pay legislation.
OPINION: New report on Detroit and Rouge River’s contaminated sediments urges creative financing, environmental justice By John Hartig ● Opinion ● February 1, 2023 February 22, 2023
Why the Clean Water Act needs an update – or a new name By Gary Wilson ● Opinion ● November 10, 2022 February 22, 2023
HOW SAFE IS MY DRINKING WATER? By Mickey Lyons ● Guides ● October 8, 2022 March 13, 2023 A Planet Detroit Climate Guide
Detroit River cleanup a low priority in Biden’s $1 billion Great Lakes windfall By Gary Wilson ● Accountability ● September 15, 2022 February 22, 2023
Detroiters and suburbanites unite in protest over Huron River toxic spill By Angela Lugo-Thomas ● Accountability ● August 11, 2022 February 22, 2023
Detroit River cleanup: Federal funding ready but bureaucracy, lack of state financial investment remain barriers to progress By Gary Wilson ● Accountability ● May 26, 2022 February 22, 2023
Restoring the Great Lakes: After 50 years of US-Canada joint efforts, some success and lots of unfinished business By The Conversation ● Accountability ● May 22, 2022 February 22, 2023