Climate change is causing longer and more severe wildfire seasons in the western US and Canada, which means Michigan will continue to be vulnerable whenever summer winds blow in an unfortunate direction.
Environment
Posted inEnvironment, Political and Public Policy Information
Trump admin cancels $156M Michigan solar program as coal plant decision looms
Michigan has already committed nearly $14 million of the federal funds to support projects from Escanaba to Detroit. State officials left the door open to a potential lawsuit.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Environment
Belle Isle seeks community feedback on 11 potential investments
The summerlong outreach effort also includes an on-the-ground team of staff and volunteers who will gather feedback at the park and various community events throughout Detroit.
Posted inEnvironment, Health and Welfare
DTE Energy lawyer: Utility not liable for Zug Island facility in Clean Air Act lawsuit
The EPA’s position of holding the parent company liable would “destroy” the point of corporations, and “pierce the corporate veil,” an attorney for DTE Energy and EES Coke Battery says in federal court.
Posted inEnvironment, Political and Public Policy Information
Heat waves challenge Detroit renters: Should city legislate air conditioning?
A Detroit apartment building’s air conditioning failure raises questions about what the city can do to protect renters from heat as the climate warms.
Posted inElection 2025, Environment
‘Detroit needs to take its water back’: Mayoral candidate Joel Haashiim on utility shutoffs
Detroit mayoral candidate Joel Haashiim talks pollution enforcement, utility shutoffs, flooding, why he opposes neighborhood solar developments, and more with Planet Detroit.
Posted inElection 2025, Environment
Detroit mayoral candidate Saunteel Jenkins says she’ll work for city’s most vulnerable
Detroit mayoral candidate Saunteel Jenkins talks environmental impact, utility affordability, public transit, public health, ICE, the Office of Sustainability, and the tree canopy with Planet Detroit.
Posted inElection 2025, Environment
Fred Durhal III on fixing Detroit’s flooding problem: ‘I’ll be very aggressive’
“It’s going to take a lot of funding,” Detroit mayoral candidate Fred Durhal III says of upgrading the city’s infrastructure to combat flooding.
Posted inArts & Culture, Environment
The sustainable art of Blight Hernandez: ‘No waste’
Blight Hernandez credits his grandmother for his artistry. “She gave me those taste buds for the regal, the antique…”
Posted inEnvironment, Health and Welfare
Detroit’s Eden Park: A $21 million bet on health, wellness in polluted community
Residents of the 48217 zip code hope to counteract the area’s industrial pollution with clean energy solutions at the Eden Park development.