In a Thursday statement, Mayor Mary Sheffield stressed residents should “take this issue seriously.”
Environment
Posted inEnvironment, Health and Welfare
Detroit faces toxic smoke from Ontario wildfires on top of heat
Canadian wildfire smoke reaches Metro Detroit, compounding health risks for vulnerable residents.
Posted inEnvironment, Michigan Government
Jocelyn Benson: ‘None of my family is profiting from data centers’
Democrat Jocelyn Benson is talking affordability as she runs for governor. But voters keep asking about data centers — and her husband’s role at a company working to bring a massive one to Michigan.
Posted inEnvironment
How Detroit ceded a historically Black neighborhood to a billionaire-owned concrete facility
After a Moroun-owned company erected a concrete plant in a quiet neighborhood with the aid of the city, residents began battling clouds of dust and other problems. They say local and state officials have been little help.
Posted inEnvironment, Political and Public Policy Information
Detroit neighbors push back on east side oil facility reopening proposal
Aevitas plans to rebuild and restore operations, intending to begin the construction process on July 20, 2026. But first it must receive approvals both from the City of Detroit and the State of Michigan.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Environment
Detroit solar project transfers to DTE after vendor drops out
The $130 million solar neighborhood initiative — which kicked off in 2023 under former Mayor Mike Duggan — aims to turn about 165 acres of disinvested neighborhoods into solar arrays to offset how much energy is used at 127 municipal buildings across Detroit.
Posted inEnvironment
Who is allowed to walk on the beach? It depends on where you live
Indiana, Michigan and New York have uniformly recognized the legal right to walk on Great Lakes beaches at the low-water mark.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Environment
GLWA wins zoning approval for new Jefferson Chalmers pump station
The Tuesday approvals are the final steps in the work getting underway for the Freud Pump Station Improvement Project.
Posted inEnvironment
Detroit River restoration receives $10 million boost from EPA, state
The EPA and state are investing $10 million to clean up toxic sediment in the Detroit River.
Posted inEnvironment
Marathon Petroleum air quality permit hearing ‘moot’ without cumulative impact calculation: Resident
Marathon Petroleum seeks to increase emissions in Detroit’s polluted 48217 zip code. State regulators say they can’t consider cumulative impacts.