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AdvocacyEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeA bitcoin mine came to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Dafter Township isn’t happy
-The mine’s computers emitted a loud, persistent hum that has, for the time being, been silenced by litigation.
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AdvocacyEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeA Michigan town hopes to stop a data center with a 2026 ballot initiative
-Local officials see millions of dollars in tax revenue, but more than 950 residents who signed ballot petitions fear endless noise, pollution and higher electric rates.
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AdvocacyEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeLos Alamos and University of Michigan want to build a national security ‘data center’ in Ypsilanti. Residents and local officials see few benefits.
-Local officials allege the University of Michigan is being “deceptive” over its plans for the $1.2 billion “computation center,” which could bring few benefits and many costs to Ypsilanti Township.
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Climate ChangeEquity and Environmental JusticeLatest NewsNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchLocal health group seeks Northeast Ohio climate resilience solutions from those most at risk
-The Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition is exploring the connection between health and climate change, and wants to hear from the public.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaves of ChangeWaves of Change: Meet Ojibwe leader, activist and water walker Sharon Day
-Sharon Day is enrolled in the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe and lives in Minnesota, where she is the executive director of the Indigenous Peoples Task Force and leads several water walks each year.
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AuthorsDonté SmithEquity and Environmental JusticeLatest NewsNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsEPA Outlines New PFAS Strategy Amid Expert Concerns
-More PFAS news as a bipartisan PFAS task force forms and Illinois expands PFAS water system warnings.
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AuthorsClimate ChangeDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageHistory and CultureInvasive SpeciesJohn HartigLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsGreat Lakes Moment: Government downsizing, defunding and deregulating at what environmental cost?
-Examining some of the recent federal environmental cuts in metro Detroit, which serves as a microcosm for the Great Lakes region.
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AdvocacyChicagoClimate ChangeCollaborationEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoIllinoisLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, Research‘Everyone deserves clean air,’ says a Chicago EPA worker who fears her job will end
-Ellie Hagen is a scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency. She worries proposed cuts at EPA will put people’s health at risk.
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Equity and Environmental JusticeLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWaves of ChangeWaves of Change: Meet JustAir Co-Founder and CEO Darren Riley
-JustAir is a Detroit-based organization whose mission is to use data, technology and analysis to protect the 20,000 breaths each person takes every day.
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Equity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismTourismWaves of ChangeWaves of Change: Meet Protect the Porkies founder Tom Grotewohl
-We spoke with Tom Grotewohl, a resident of Wakefield Township in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and founder of the Protect the Porkies campaign.
