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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit area ranked among worst cities in the nation for annual pollution, report shows

Jerome Vaughn April 24, 2024

Metro Detroit has some of the worst air particle pollution in the country, according to a new report released Wednesday...

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This year's Eco-Artist-in-Residence at Eliza Howell Park, Halima Cassells, will be using materials and waste collected during an Earth Day River Clean-up in her upcoming art installation.
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The Metro: New Eliza Howell Park art project to be made from Rouge River waste

The Metro April 16, 2024

Eliza Howell Park in Detroit's Brightmoor neighborhood will soon be seeing new art installations as part of Sidewalk Detroit's 2024...

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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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The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, will be visible along a narrow track stretching from Texas to Maine.
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Small corner of Michigan awaits total solar eclipse

Pat Batcheller March 22, 2024

Americans from Texas to Toledo will witness a total solar eclipse on April 8. That includes a very small part...

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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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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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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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The home was 3d printed at Citizen Robotics' facility in Southwest Detroit, and was built in collaboration with Detroit-based architectural firm Develop Architecture.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit’s first 3D-printed house hits the market

Hernz Laguerre February 23, 2024

Detroit’s first 3D printed house is officially on the market in the city's Islandview neighborhood.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report...

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Dearborn launches city-wide air quality monitoring program

Amanda LeClaire February 21, 2024

Dearborn officials announced the launch of a city-wide air quality monitoring program this week. In partnership with Michigan-based startup JustAir,...

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