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Smoke over Michigan skies as western wildfires burn

By Kelly House | September 16, 2020
In Partnership With Bridge Michigan

So far, the wildfire smoke hovering over Michigan has not impacted regional air quality. But climate experts say it should serve as a sobering reminder that the Great Lakes State is not immune to worsening natural disasters caused by climate change.

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Amid racial reckoning, Detroit activists press Whitmer for environmental justice

By Kelly House & Olivia Lewis | August 31, 2020

A deepening debate in the nation on systemic racial inequities has inspired Michigan activists to seize this societal moment to achieve reforms for communities of color that too often bare the burden of pollution in their communities.

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  • Climate Migration in Michigan and Detroit; COVID Update

    In this hour Stephen Henderson speaks with Beth Gibbons and Justin Onwenu about climate migration and what the climate crisis means here in SE Michigan. Plus, Dr. Paul Kilgore on the public health implications of Michigan lifting its pandemic restrictions.

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  • MI Lifts COVID Restrictions; Angelique Power

    In this hour, Stephen Henderson talks with Jonathan Oosting about the end of COVID restrictions in the state of Michigan - a huge milestone we have all waited months and months to see. Then, the new CEO of an important local philanthropic venture, the Skillman Foundation.

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  • Healthcare Update with Julie Rovner and Dustin Walsh

    In this hour, a look at the latest defense of the Affordable Care Act by the U.S. Supreme Court, which has now turned away GOP challenges to the Obama-era reform three times. Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News on what this latest ruling means, and what lies ahead for the law. Then Dustin Walsh of Crain's Detroit Business on the big merger announced in Southeast Michigan, as Beaumont Health prepares to merge with Grand-Rapids-based Spectrum Health.

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  • Dr. Hasan Jeffries; Free Black Women's Library

    In this hour Stephen Henderson examines the phrase Critical Race Theory, which is being attacked in Republican-led legislatures across the country, and mischaracterized as a blueprint for teaching kids to hate white people, and America. Dr. Hasan Jeffries weighs in. Plus, Ola Akinmowo and Katelyn Durst-Rivas talk about the Free Black Women's Library ahead of an event that’s taking place this weekend at The Tuxedo Project.

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