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Author Archives: Planet Detroit

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How to check if your Michigan water system is replacing lead pipes

by Planet Detroit December 10, 2025December 18, 2025

Michigan’s ambitious plan to replace 580,030 lead and galvanized lines is underway, yet many residents remain in the dark about their water safety. The Michigan Lead Service Line Tracker empowers communities to safeguard against lead exposure.

Posted inLatest News, News, Region

Wildfire smoke from Canadian blazes threatens Detroit air quality

by Planet Detroit May 30, 2025
Posted inGuest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Wetlands rules face rollback under Trump: Great Lakes pollution next?

by Planet Detroit March 25, 2025
Posted inDetroit, Feature Detroit, Infrastructure, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Southwest Detroit homes flooded, families displaced by water main rupture

by Planet Detroit February 19, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inDetroit, Feature Detroit, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Regulators say Detroit SO2 pollution under control after years of exceeding federal standards

by Planet Detroit January 16, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region

Planet Detroit’s top 5 environmental stories of 2024

by Planet Detroit December 31, 2024
Posted inLatest News, Michigan, News, Region

In Detroit’s Poletown East neighborhood, residents find healing among the trees

by Planet Detroit November 25, 2024
Posted inAgriculture, Climate Change, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Science, Technology, Research

Federal aid to rescue Michigan cherry farmers after devastating crop loss

by Planet Detroit October 17, 2024
Posted inDetroit, Feature Detroit, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, Municipalities, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Who is working to preserve and restore wetlands in Metro Detroit?

by Planet Detroit September 18, 2024
Posted inAdvocacy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, The States

Michigan advocates hail ‘groundbreaking’ settlement to civil rights complaint over hazardous waste facility

by Planet Detroit September 5, 2024November 8, 2025

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  • How to check if your Michigan water system is replacing lead pipes
    Michigan’s ambitious plan to replace 580,030 lead and galvanized lines is underway, yet many residents remain in the dark about their water safety. The Michigan Lead Service Line Tracker empowers communities to safeguard against lead exposure.
  • The Next Deluge May Go Differently
    Changes in wetlands policy and reductions in funding mean flooding will worsen.
  • Tensions flare as Line 5 public comment deadline nears
    Public comments are due by the end of the week after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed a tunnel alternative last month.

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