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President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrive for a Gala Dinner at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Ottawa, Canada.
  • Environment
  • News

Canada pledges $300 million investment to help clean up the Great Lakes

Quinn Klinefelter March 27, 2023

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vows to spend hundreds of millions of dollars over the next decade to help clean...

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A green garbage truck pulls into WM's transfer station on a snowy day.
  • Environment
  • News

Community upset over proposed Detroit recycling hub

Laura Herberg, Solina Robles March 22, 2023

The company Waste Management is planning to build a recycling hub at a site where it currently transfers waste in...

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This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio are still on fire at mid-day Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.
  • Environment
  • News

Debbie Dingell wants to re-open public comment on Romulus waste site license renewal

Quinn Klinefelter March 20, 2023

Several Metro Detroit members of Congress, including Rep. Debbie Dingell, want state regulators to re-open public comment about renewing the...

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Huron River
  • Environment
  • News

New study shows all fish tested from Huron and Rouge Rivers have PFAS

Solina Robles March 7, 2023

A study conducted by the Ecology Center, Friends of the Rouge, Huron River Watershed and six local anglers recently found...

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A view of the scene Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, as the cleanup continues at the site of of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that happened on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Environment

Aftermath of the Ohio train derailment and waste disposal in Michigan

Detroit Today March 1, 2023

In early February, a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the city of East Palestine, Ohio. 38 cars went off...

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Overhead view of several train cars derailed from the tracks with one on fire. Dark smoke clouds the area
  • CultureShift
  • Environment

Experts say we could see more toxic chemical pollution if policies don’t change

Amanda LeClaire February 27, 2023

On Feb. 3, 2023, a train owned by the rail company Norfolk Southern derailed just outside East Palestine, Ohio. About...

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A view of the scene Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, as the cleanup continues at the site of of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment that happened on Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
  • Environment
  • News

Officials want answers after Ohio train derailment waste sent to Michigan for disposal

Russ McNamara February 25, 2023

State and county officials are upset over the decision to ship toxic chemicals from an Ohio train derailment to Michigan....

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tan and black oxford-style shoes
  • Culture & Music
  • CultureShift
  • Environment

College for Creative Studies students team up with Carhartt to create sustainable fashion

Tia Graham February 23, 2023

During their 2022 Fall/Winter semester, students at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit had the opportunity to team up...

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A rendering of Detroit's Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Metropark. A vibrant, green park is on the edge of the West Riverfront and is surrounded by the city of Detroit.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Environment
  • News

Detroit’s first Metropark is coming next year

Solina Robles February 20, 2023

The city of Detroit will soon be getting the long-awaited Ralph C. Wilson Centennial Park, a new 22-acre recreational area....

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a creek runs through a grassy area with a paved sidewalk to the left and rocks to the right
  • CuriosiD
  • CuriosiD
  • Environment

CuriosiD: Could Detroit’s buried streams see the light of day?

Pat Batcheller February 9, 2023

WDET's CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on ApplePodcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get...

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workers collect recycling waste
  • Environment
  • MichMash

MichMash: Democrat lawmakers are looking at potential environmental policy changes

John Filbrandt January 11, 2023

Bridge Michigan's environmental reporter Kelly House tells MichMash host Cheyna Roth how environmental stories will affect Michiganders in 2023. Subscribe...

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the sun sets over a lake with a grassy shore in northern Michigan
  • CultureShift
  • Environment

Is Michigan prepared to be a climate refuge?

Ryan Patrick Hooper January 4, 2023

In a not-so-distant future, it’s possible that places like Houston, Texas could have summers that feel more like Pakistan. It’s...

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