In Detroit, over the last decade, five companies – three owned by Marathon Petroleum – have received 28 exemptions under the law, equaling about $46 million.
Environment
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5 things to know about the impact of the Air Pollution Control Act
BridgeDetroit spent months investigating pollution control laws in Michigan and the impact when companies aren’t required to follow the laws.
Posted inEnvironment
A law meant to clean Michigan’s air now costs the state billions with little oversight
A 1965 law exempts facilities that install air pollution control equipment from property taxes.
Posted inEnvironment
Michigan’s heavy industry receives hundreds of millions of dollars to control pollution. When they don’t, they keep the savings.
Critics say the Air Pollution Control Exemption is outdated, poorly enforced, and subsidizes companies for doing what they’re already legally required to do — even when they violate pollution laws.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Environment
Detroit closes in on goal to double tree canopy
Detroit councilman is urging Mayor Mary Sheffield to boost the city’s Forestry Division by $4 million to plant and maintain more trees.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Environment
Detroit launches $1M sea wall repair program for flood-weary Jefferson Chalmers
District 4 City Council Member Latisha Johnson advocated for the $1 million state grant to target sea wall repairs as a step toward moving the neighborhood out of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood hazard designation.
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Community is key in Detroiters’ fight for environmental justice
The panel brought together passionate grassroots activists, advocates and organizers to discuss community-focused solutions.
Posted inBusiness, Environment
DTE Energy secures $242 million electric rate increase
In August, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed testimony asking the MPSC to approve an increase of $158.4 million, a roughly 72% reduction of DTE’s request that would have represented a 2.5% jump in the average utility customer’s bill.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Environment
‘We can’t wait for the city to just save us’: Southwest Detroit’s catastrophic water main break 1 year later
A year later, residents and local organizers say the totality of the incident – from financial losses to health concerns – prolonged the recovery process.
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Judge fines DTE, its Zug Island facility $100 million for Clean Air Act violations
The EPA sought a $140 million civil penalty in the lawsuit, which DTE lawyers said amounts to a shutdown order on Zug Island.