Energy expert challenges DTE’s assertion that data centers will decrease costs for other ratepayers.
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Michigan recycling rate hits high. Bottle law critics say it could go higher
Michigan’s recycling rate hits a record 26% but still trails the national rate of 32%. A group seeking to repeal the state’s bottle return law argues investing in universal curbside recycling would be more effective.
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Detroit air quality gets another F from American Lung Association
Nearly half of U.S. children, or 46% of those under 18 years old, live in an area that received an F for at least one measure of pollution included in the report.
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Michigan updates air quality alert system as wildfire smoke season approaches
Michigan officials offer advice for tracking air pollution and protecting yourself from wildfire smoke.
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Detroit urges flooding precautions with more rain incoming
Metro Detroit could receive 1 to 2 inches more rainfall through Thursday, with 3 to 4 inches possible in some areas, the National Weather Service says.
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Is your air safe? A guide to cumulative pollution impact in Southwest Detroit
Bills introduced the Michigan Legislature would require the state’s environmental regulator to conduct cumulative impact assessments. What does this mean for environmentally burdened Southwest Detroit?
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Truck traffic study measures impact on residents of Detroit’s east side: ‘A problem forever’
Tracking “trucking hot spots” helps community advocates and city officials “determine what future truck routes in Detroit might look like,” says Eastside Community Network’s Marie Garcia.
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Green stormwater infrastructure in Detroit parks offers examples of flooding solutions
The Chandler Park Marshland “serves as an example of how we can do stormwater in the community,” says Alex Allen, president of the park conservancy.
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Century of contamination: How Zug Island became Detroit’s industrial epicenter
Early ideas for the island included a city garbage dump with a promise of the operations being “smokeless and odorless,” or improving the land into a “healthful resort similar in attractiveness to Belle Isle.”
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Michigan cities lose millions to pollution tax breaks with no oversight, little say
Michigan cities are losing millions in tax revenue from pollution exemptions but have little say in granting them, and aren’t required to track or report the cost.