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DetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWho is working to preserve and restore wetlands in Metro Detroit?
-Most Michigan wetlands have been destroyed, even as climate change means we need their benefits. Here’s how groups are working to change that.
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AuthorsForever Chemicals FeaturedHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMunicipalitiesNewsPFASPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPFAS News Roundup: Can we get rid of ‘forever chemicals’?
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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Climate ChangeDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsOne DetroitPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWeathering the floods: Detroit neighborhood faces uncertain future due to climate change
-One Detroit visits the hard-hit Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood to learn about how climate change and flooding are impacting the area.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureLatest NewsMunicipalitiesNewsPFASPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Take Global Stage
-The 2023 UN Water Conference highlights risks and opportunities for the Great Lakes region.
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AuthorsClimate ChangeDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageGary WilsonGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesEnvironmental justice expert questions Michigan’s subsidies for electric vehicles
-Concern over EV affordability for lower income groups and who will bear the burden of the environmental risk that comes with EV production.
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APChicagoEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageFeature-ChicagoIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganLatest NewsMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeIn Chicago, adapting electric buses to winter’s challenges
-Capital City Transit has ordered seven electric buses to replace diesel models from 2010, said the operations superintendent.
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AdvocacyDetroitDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageInfrastructureMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsDetroiters can get another 1,125 gallons of water under discount program
-Detroit water rates have gone up 407% over the last 20 years, and 120% in just the last 10 years.
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APLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsAnn Arbor sends partially treated wastewater into river
-The City of Ann Arbor says an estimated 1.38 million gallons of partially treated wastewater flowed into the Huron River during maintenance at its treatment plant.
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APEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageForever Chemicals FeaturedLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaMunicipalitiesNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMichigan property owners settle PFAS case for $54 million
-The deal involves approximately 1,700 properties north of Grand Rapids.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAlgae BloomsCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganMunicipalitiesNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsFarms in Six Southeast Michigan Counties Are Major Sources of Lake Erie Toxic Blooms
-Water sampling finds no reduction in bloom-producing nutrients.
