Without access to a car, transportation alternatives can be unaffordable or inconvenient.
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Posted inEnvironment
Detroit’s ozone status downgraded: What’s next in the fight for clean air?
The Sixth Circuit ruling returns Southeast Michigan to nonattainment status for ozone and requires state regulators to adopt additional pollution control rules before seeking redesignation.
Posted inHealth and Welfare, Political and Public Policy Information
Federal panel rolls back hepatitis B birth dose recommendation. Michigan will keep vaccinating
The vote effectively returns the country to a policy framework abandoned in 1991, after risk-based screening repeatedly failed to identify infected mothers and stop transmission to their babies.
Posted inEnvironment
Solar training academy aims to make Detroiters ‘energy leaders’
The Solar Intelligence Training Academy, a workforce development program launched in June, is designed to equip Detroit residents with skills.
Posted inEnvironment
Activists demand shutdown of Detroit hazardous waste facility with long violation history
US Ecology has received dozens of state violations for air quality noncompliance at the Frederick Street facility since 2014.
Posted inHealth and Welfare, Transportation
When getting to the doctor is half the battle in Detroit
Without reliable transportation, Detroiters in need of regular medical care struggle to get to hospitals, clinics or pharmacies.
Posted inHealth and Welfare, Transportation
‘We see a lot of helplessness’: At a Detroit clinic, transportation barriers put chronic disease, injured patients at risk
Transportation barriers prevent many Detroiters from accessing vital care at John Mailey’s clinic, which offers weight and blood pressure management.
Posted inEnvironment
Volunteers bring vacant East Warren Avenue lots one step closer to arboretum, botanical garden
Detroit Hives aims to complete the community-reflected East Warren Community Arboretum & Botanical Garden by October 2026.
Posted inBusiness, Environment
Stanton Yards development merges art, nature on Detroit River, envisions ‘thriving new community destination’
A waterfront extension of Detroit’s Little Village cultural development is planned as a 13-acre public gathering place.
Posted inEnvironment, Health and Welfare
DTE seeks $163 million gas rate hike as heating help dwindles
DTE’s rate hike request comes as Trump administration puts the future of federal dollars for utility customers in doubt.