Michigan State University’s environmental virology lab has been in a water surveillance partnership with Detroit and the Great Lakes Water Authority since 2017.
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PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ linger in our air, water, soil and bodies. How to keep them out of your drinking water
Learn more about what PFAS are, how scientists are trying to remove them from the environment, and how to reduce PFAS impacts on your health.
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Only 1.8% of US doctors were Black in 1906 – and the legacy of inequality has not yet been erased
Despite persistent gaps between white and Black doctors – and recent efforts to reckon with racial disparities within the medical profession – lawmakers have tried to advance policies to prohibit diversity initiatives in medicine.
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Analysis: How Detroit techno is preserving the city’s beating heart in the face of gentrification
Gentrification is not only making residential and commercial spaces unaffordable for longtime residents, but cultural communities are also threatened, the author writes.
Posted inEnvironment, Health and Welfare
Wildfire smoke is back – fires across Canada trigger US air quality alerts in the Midwest
Living with smoke is emerging as a new reality that people across much of North America will have to contend with again this year, and prepare for in the future.
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Greater Detroit is becoming more diverse and less segregated – but Asians and Hispanics increasingly live in their own neighborhoods
The rise in segregation may be linked to the initial stages of adjusting to a new environment for recent Asian and Hispanic immigrants.
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What Detroit can learn from Seattle’s racial and social justice law
Seattle’s race and social justice law offers critical lessons for other cities looking to create more equitable places, the writers say.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Michigan Gov. Whitmer proposes a caregiver tax credit − an idea many Americans support
Whitmer’s proposed $5,000 tax credit is part of a growing trend of public subsidies for families shouldering the burden of caregiving.