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A Detroit auto scrapyard in the 1940s.
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Created Equal: Detroit has a scrapyard problem

Created Equal February 20, 2024

Scrapyards have always been a thing in Detroit. Just drive down any of the city's major thoroughfares and you can...

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Sandy Wynn-Stelt stands next to the entrance to a PFAS dump site across from her home in Belmont, Mich.
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PFAS cleanup, regulation a sticking point for many Michigan voters

Steve Carmody February 13, 2024

The presence of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," has become an everyday reality for many Michiganders. The state of...

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The Palisades Nuclear Plant sits on the shore of Lake Michigan, in Covert Township.
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Biden poised to approve $1.5B loan to reopen Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan

Michael Symonds February 2, 2024

The federal government is expected to approve a $1.5 billion loan to restart the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in southwest...

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City schools, police stations, libraries and other municipal buildings will get solar panels as part of DTE Energy’s MIGreenPower program.
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Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn commits to 100% renewable energy at city buildings

Sascha Raiyn January 26, 2024

The city of Dearborn is opting in to DTE Energy’s MIGreenPower program to get municipal buildings to 100% renewable energy...

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An aerial view of the Detroit River.
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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan communities receive $67M in grants to improve water infrastructure

Hernz Laguerre January 25, 2024

Several Michigan communities were recently awarded a total of $67.1 million in state grants to replace hazardous lead drinking water...

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Wildfire Smoke
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Health, environmental groups join lawsuit to overturn EPA ozone designation in Detroit

Sarah Cwiek January 19, 2024

Health and environmental groups are joining a Sierra Club lawsuit claiming the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wrongly found that southeast Michigan now...

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Electreon’s wireless charging technology is based on inductive coupling between copper coils installed below the road surface and receivers installed on electric vehicles.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: Detroit just built America’s first electric charging road

Detroit Today December 14, 2023

Detroit is now home to America’s first stretch of road that wirelessly charges electric vehicles. Located on 14th Street in...

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Stellantis' Jefferson North Assembly Plant.
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EGLE drafts consent order after Stellantis plant violates air permit

Laura Herberg December 13, 2023

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has drafted a plan to enforce an air permit violation...

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The Lake Huron shoreline.
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Deal to stop Great Lakes water diversion has worked for 15 years

Pat Batcheller December 12, 2023

Michigan and seven other states made a pact in 2005 to protect the Great Lakes from environmental and human-made threats....

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FILE — Dozens gathered in an auditorium for a Michigan Public Service Commission hearing on DTE's proposed rate increase, August 2022.
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Detroit Today: Michigan Public Service Commission chair on DTE rate hikes, utility oversight

Detroit Today December 8, 2023

Last week, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved a rate increase for DTE Energy customers and greenlit the construction of...

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed an executive directive to use the example and economic power of the state to encourage the transition to zero-emission vehicles.
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Whitmer signs directive to transition state fleet to emissions-free by 2024

Rick Pluta December 6, 2023

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Tuesday instructing state departments and agencies to accelerate their transition to zero-emission vehicles...

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Whitmer declared herself “a climate optimist” as she signed the 11-bill clean energy package at Detroit’s Eastern Market on Nov. 28, 2023.
  • Environment
  • MichMash
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MichMash: Whitmer signs bills to reach ambitious clean energy goals by 2040

Hernz Laguerre December 1, 2023

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a landmark energy bill package into law last week that sets an ambitious goal for Michigan...

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