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Author Archives: Planet Detroit

Posted inEnergy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Feature Detroit, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

Parts of Detroit could be radically transformed by city solar plan, for better or worse

by Planet Detroit January 30, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Feature Detroit, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Why poor air quality isn’t just a summer problem in Detroit

by Planet Detroit January 12, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inLatest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

Michigan group looks to grow a statewide coalition for water affordability

by Planet Detroit January 3, 2024
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality

Michigan toddlers to receive universal lead testing under new legislation

by Planet Detroit September 22, 2023
Posted inDetroit River, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region

Grassroots greenspace projects expand Detroit’s open space network

by Planet Detroit September 7, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Climate costs imperil Detroit’s unique, diverse Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood

by Planet Detroit August 18, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inDetroit River, Drinking Water, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality

Regulators fail for 43 years to stop BASF from ‘staggering’ daily toxic waste spill into Detroit River

by Planet Detroit August 4, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inForests and Plants, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

Record air pollution, Canadian wildfires prompts state to change how it issues air quality alerts

by Planet Detroit July 17, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inClimate, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research

DTE agrees to shut down coal-fired Monroe plant in 2032, three years ahead of schedule

by Planet Detroit July 13, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Wisconsin

What does the Supreme Court’s wetland ruling mean for Michigan?

by Planet Detroit June 16, 2023

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  • Milwaukee Water Works reduces fluoride in drinking water by half due to shortage
    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.
  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.

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