In Detroit, over the last decade, five companies – three owned by Marathon Petroleum – have received 28 exemptions under the law, equaling about $46 million.
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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.
Posted inEnvironment
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.
Posted inEnvironment
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.
Posted inEnvironment, Political and Public Policy Information
Trump cancels federal climate regulations. Here’s what it means for Michigan
Despite scientific consensus on the harms posed by climate change, the administration no longer views greenhouse gases as harmful to public health. That sets the stage to stop regulating them.
Posted inEnvironment, Michigan Government
Data center moratoriums pile up in Michigan. No one knows if they’ll work
No fewer than 19 communities have paused data center development, while bipartisan lawmakers push to repeal policies that have lured the industry to Michigan.
Posted inEnvironment, Political and Public Policy Information
Michigan drinking water expert ousted from EPA council: A warning to whistleblowers?
The dismissal of Elin Betanzo from the National Drinking Water Advisory Council by the EPA follows a seven-month investigation into her signing of a letter criticizing Trump-era environmental rollbacks.