Michigan’s MI Healthy Climate Corps faces a sudden halt as federal AmeriCorps funding is cut, prompting nonprofits and young professionals to navigate unexpected challenges in sustaining their work and livelihoods.
Nina Ignaczak, Planet Detroit
Posted inEducation, Environment
$4M boost for University of Michigan’s environmental justice hub
The University of Michigan has secured a $4 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to create the Environmental Justice + Humanities Hub, merging humanities into environmental justice education to tackle disparities in clean air, water, and resources access.
Posted inEnvironment, Housing
Residents share flood lessons as Great Lakes Water Authority tackles crisis
The Great Lakes Water Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are collaborating on a multi-year study to explore flood management in Southeast Michigan, inviting public input to shape their findings.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
What you need to know: Detroit’s water safe, but lead pipes remain a risk
Water utilities in Metro Detroit and across Michigan are informing residents about lead, galvanized or unknown service lines due to new federal and state regulations. Here’s what you need to know.
Posted inEnvironment, Health and Welfare
New maps detail locations of lead in drinking water lines across Metro Detroit
Water departments are notifying residents about potential lead in their water service lines as required by state and federal drinking water regulations.
Posted inEnvironment
Detroit awarded $1.3M to address lead hazards in homes, part of $7M statewide effort
Detroit secures $1.3M from Michigan’s Health Department to boost lead hazard control in homes, aiming to cut lead exposure statewide by September 30, 2025.
Posted inEnvironment
Study: DTE-owned EES Coke among worst polluters, causing premature deaths
A new report from Industrious Labs reveals that Michigan’s coal-based steel and coke facilities are causing an estimated 40-80 premature deaths and over 20,000 asthma cases annually, with the EES Coke facility in River Rouge, owned by DTE Energy, ranking among the state’s worst industrial polluters.
Posted inEnvironment, Police & Public Safety
Climate change debate: What Trump and Harris had to say
The candidates talked climate change in their first debate. Planet Detroit fact-checked their claims.
Posted inEnvironment, Health and Welfare
PFAS has been detected in metro Detroit’s water supply. Why it matters
A Planet Detroit analysis revealed detectable levels of PFAS contaminants in 59 areas across southeast Michigan.
Posted inEnvironment, Health and Welfare
How to test your drinking water for PFAS in metro Detroit
If you’re concerned about PFAS in your drinking water, you can order a test kit to find out (but it won’t come cheap).