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Author Archives: Bill Kubota

Posted inNews, Play, Protect, Video

Detroit’s riverfront recovery, documented

by Bill Kubota April 6, 2018November 10, 2025

A new film shows the progress on the waterfront Randin Brown grew up in Farmington Hills, Michigan. She’s working these days in Los Angeles as an assistant director on television […]

Posted inNews, One Detroit, Video

Chasing Fugitive Dust in Detroit

by Bill Kubota January 3, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inFlint, News, Protect, Video, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

Fighting for air in Southwest Detroit

by Bill Kubota December 8, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inArticle, News, Protect, Video

Oh, the water. Is it back on yet?

by Bill Kubota August 17, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inInterview, News, Protect, Video

Fighting Great Lakes Invasives on YouTube

by Bill Kubota July 9, 2017
Posted inLatest News, News, Protect, Video

Toxic Town: Michigan’s most polluted zip code

by Bill Kubota June 19, 2017November 10, 2025

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    An earlier spring affects when migratory birds arrive, leaves emerge and fruit ripens — among plants and animals that determine ecosystem health.
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    Sauk County's Tower Rock Elementary School teaches students outdoors once a week.
  • Data centers are straining the grid. Can they be forced to pay for it?
    As backlash grows, a nationwide search is underway for solutions to the AI energy crunch.

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