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Water Activists Skeptical of Duggan’s Commitment to End Water Shutoff Policy

Detroit Today December 10, 2020

In 2014, the United Nations called Detroit’s water shutoffs policy “contrary to human rights.” Now, six years later, Mayor Mike...

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High Water Levels On Tap This Winter As November Marks The Start Of A New Water Year

Annamarie Sysling December 1, 2020

The general public may be approaching the end of the calendar year, but climate scientists have just started a new year...

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Detroit River
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University of Michigan Dives Into New Project Highlighting Detroit River Stories

Annamarie Sysling November 23, 2020

After years of work, the University of Michigan is launching the Detroit River Story Lab. It's a multi-faceted partnership between the...

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Did You Know There Are 150 Year Old Fish Swimming Around The Great Lakes?

Annamarie Sysling October 29, 2020

While the nation's political anxiety has arguably never been higher, it may provide some respite to remember that regardless of the...

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Detroit Needs Trees to Combat Effects of Climate Change

Annamarie Sysling, CultureShift October 27, 2020

Environmental writer Brian Allnutt has written a new piece in Planet Detroit exploring the Detroit canopy and the relationship that Detroit...

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Fiat Chrysler Adds 4,100 Detroiters to Workforce

Eli Newman October 22, 2020

Fiat Chrysler has hired 4,100 Detroiters as the automaker converts and expands its plants on the city's east side.  Mayor...

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Michigan Proposal 1: A Voter’s Guide to Park Funding

Pat Batcheller October 20, 2020

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly listed the Michigan Environmental Council and Nature Conservancy of Michigan as opponents of...

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The Line 5 pipeline carries petroleum products 645 miles from Wisconsin to Ontario in two pipes that sit in the water along the lake bed.
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MichMash: A History of Enbridge Pipeline Controversies in Michigan

Cheyna Roth, Jake Neher October 13, 2020

The decade-long fight over what to do about the aging oil and gas pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac is...

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Michigan Officials Continue to Gather Information, Plan for I-375 Revamp

Tia Graham October 12, 2020

In 2013, conversations around the city of Detroit and state began to discuss the removal of Interstate 375 and new...

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Meet Erika Jensen, the First Woman To Lead Great Lakes Commission

Annamarie Sysling September 25, 2020

For the first time since it was created in 1955, the Great Lakes Commission will be helmed by a woman. ...

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Vox’ Matthew Yglesias: The Argument for Massive Population Growth

Detroit Today September 24, 2020

A popular American mentality is that bigger is better. "For places like Southeast Michigan, the fact that the tax base has...

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Space Weather Could Cause Technical Glitches on Earth

Pat Batcheller September 24, 2020

The next time your mobile phone drops a call, the sun could be to blame. Solar activity, or "space weather," can...

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