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Renaissance Center Downtown Detroit from Windsor Ontario
  • Environment
  • News

Project aims to find new ways to convert river water into drinking water as pollutants evolve  

Laura Herberg July 6, 2022

The Great Lakes Water Authority is paying Wayne State University nearly $585,000 to develop a research project at its Waterworks...

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Centralia Power Plant September 2020
  • Environment
  • News

U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting power of EPA is “devastating,” climate scientist says

Russ McNamara July 6, 2022

The United States Supreme Court’s ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t have the power to regulate carbon emissions deals...

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  • Environment

The Catch: Shoreline shipwrecks

Annamarie Sysling July 5, 2022

This web article was previously published by The Catch. This month of The Catch features a look at shoreline shipwrecks in Michigan....

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Drag Racing Car Burns Rubber Off Its Tires
  • Environment
  • News

Tires producing more particle pollution than tailpipes

Quinn Klinefelter June 16, 2022

Anyone concerned about air pollution should take a look at the bottom of a vehicle. The biggest source of pollution...

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2014 Metro Detroit flood MSP michigan.gov 3 8.30.17-jn
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Environment
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit’s need to address pollution, heat waves and flooding

Detroit Today June 10, 2022

Rising temperatures, major storms and the continued pollution of our water and air means troubling new problems for old, industrial...

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A photo of the US Ecology south plant in Detroit, Mich.
  • Environment
  • News

Residents demand more accountability for hazardous waste facility in Detroit after odor violations

Laura Herberg June 7, 2022

Advocates are seeking a host community agreement with the City of Detroit on a hazardous waste plant in the Poletown...

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detroit incinerator presser 052422
  • Environment
  • News

Detroit Incinerator to be demolished starting in June 

Eli Newman May 25, 2022

A symbol of air pollution in Detroit is getting demolished. The downtown incinerator at I-75 and I-94 is coming down...

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LakeErieAlgaeBloom-NASA
  • Environment
  • News

Scientists watch Lake Erie for toxic algae

Pat Batcheller May 19, 2022

Flowers aren't the only things that bloom in spring. Algae will soon be sprouting again in western Lake Erie. The microorganisms...

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A flooded sidewalk
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Environment
  • Politics, Government & Finance

New Michigan report aims for state to be carbon neutral by 2050 – is it possible?

Detroit Today May 17, 2022

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has released the final draft of its ambitious climate plan. It’s...

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Lake Erie
  • Environment
  • News

Does a high water level explain Lake Erie earthquakes?

Russ McNamara May 13, 2022

University of Michigan Geophysics Professor Yihe Huang A significant earthquake centered near Cleveland under Lake Erie in 2019 drew the...

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Trash
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • CultureShift
  • Environment

Litter is a significant problem in Detroit. Kids could be the solution

Amanda LeClaire May 12, 2022

Springtime in Detroit means daffodils and apple trees are blooming, birds are returning – and plastic bags, bottles, pizza boxes...

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Marathon Oil Complex off Schaefer Road in Detroit
  • Environment
  • News

Wayne County gets failing grade for air quality, report says

Tia Graham May 9, 2022

The American Lung Association's 2022 “State of the Air Report” revealed millions of people in the U.S. are living in...

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