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The Palisades Nuclear Plant sits on the shore of Lake Michigan, in Covert Township.
  • Community & Quality of Life
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MichMash: Michigan’s bipartisan support for nuclear power

Hernz Laguerre April 12, 2024

Nuclear energy is often a contentious topic due to fear of radioactive waste and endangering human health. However, many laud...

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Detroit Evening Report: State announces $320K grant opportunity for community solar projects

Hernz Laguerre April 12, 2024

The Energy Unit of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) this week announced new grant opportunities...

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water coming out of a faucet
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EPA implements first-ever PFAS drinking water standards

Teresa Homsi April 11, 2024

PFAS chemicals will now be federally regulated following a historic announcement from the Biden administration on Wednesday.The Environmental Protection Agency is implementing...

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An aerial view of the New York City skyline.
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Earthquake centered near New York City rattles the Northeast

Associated Press April 5, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area Friday morning, the U.S. Geological...

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Rain gauges like this one can improve data collection.
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Observers track rain data on Detroit’s flood-prone east side

Pat Batcheller March 26, 2024

The National Weather Service has a new cooperative observation station on Detroit’s east side. Volunteers measure rain and snow at...

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One of the many signs opposing Line 5 seen along roads in Leelanau County, Mich.
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Legal fight over future of Line 5 pipeline returns to court

Steve Carmody March 21, 2024

A federal appeals court will hear arguments Thursday afternoon in a case involving the future of an oil pipeline in...

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Detroit Hives working to transform vacant lots into pollinator habitats

John Filbrandt March 20, 2024

The ancient art of beekeeping, or apiculture, spans back to the days of Egyptian emperors. However, it's not often seen...

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The Schoolcraft Improvement Association held a press conference on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in support of a city lawsuit against a concrete crusher operating in Detroit's Schoolcraft Southfield neighborhood.
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Community continues fight to shut down northwest Detroit concrete crusher

Bre'Anna Tinsley March 15, 2024

A community group in northwest Detroit held a press conference on Thursday to help drum up support for a city...

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Stellantis' Jefferson North Assembly Plant.
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Stellantis agrees to pay $84K for air quality violations at Jefferson North plant

Jenny Sherman March 13, 2024

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has finalized a deal with Stellantis NV this week over...

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Lake Superior is warming fast. Its national parks are starting work to cut fossil fuels

Izzy Ross March 12, 2024

As national parks around the country try to raise awareness about climate change, those around Lake Superior are taking steps...

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A flooded sidewalk
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The Metro: Detroit expands program to prevent basement flooding

The Metro March 8, 2024

Detroit experienced one of the warmest winters on record. More extreme weather events, caused by climate change, will continue to...

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Rae-Ann Eifert, a lake monitor for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, braved sub-freezing temperatures to gather buckets of water for testing off a Lake Michigan breakwater in Racine, Wis., on Feb. 28, 2024, as part of an effort across the Great Lakes to understand the effects of an iceless winter.
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Fewer fish and more algae? Scientists seek to understand impacts of historic lack of Great Lakes ice

Associated Press March 8, 2024

RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Michigan Tech University biologists have been observing a remote Lake Superior island's fragile wolf population every...

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