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FILE - The Flint Water Plant tower is seen, Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 in Flint, Mich.
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Detroit Evening Report: EPA lifts emergency order on Flint drinking water

Sascha Raiyn, Bre'Anna Tinsley May 20, 2025

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has lifted the emergency order on the city of Flint's drinking water.Subscribe to the Detroit...

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Detroit has partnered with the nonprofit American Forests, and a number of other state and local conservation groups, on an initiative to grow more trees in the city.
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Detroit’s tree canopy is growing, despite federal funding cuts

Amanda LeClaire April 2, 2025

American Forests, the nation’s oldest conservation nonprofit, says Detroit has planted 25,000 trees since launching a local tree equity partnership...

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EPA’s ‘biggest deregulatory action’ spurs concern for air, water quality in Michigan

Teresa Homsi March 17, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency has released a laundry list of policies related to climate change and pollution it wants to...

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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Detroit Evening Report: EPA’s Chicago office faces major cutbacks + more

Hernz Laguerre February 14, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover significant cuts the Trump administration has made at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's...

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People check the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's southern suburbs, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: Lebanese community mourns; Michigan tribes get funding for climate action + more

Nargis Rahman September 30, 2024

On this episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we cover a vigil held in Dearborn over the weekend to mourn those...

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Detroit Evening Report: PFAS detected in metro Detroit water sources, analysis finds

Hernz Laguerre July 5, 2024

A recent analysis of state and federal water sampling data by Planet Detroit found detectable levels of PFAS contaminants in...

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EGLE's Chief Climate Officer Cory Connolly speaks with Tammy Black, Detroit resident and CEO of Communities Power, an organization dedicated to bringing affordable solar energy to low-income communities.
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Detroit Evening Report: EPA invests in solar for low-income families; Detroit seeks feedback for oral history project and more

Nargis Rahman May 6, 2024

On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we cover the recent $156 million EPA investment in solar rooftops for...

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Detroit Evening Report: State receives over $60M from EPA to replace lead water pipes

Hernz Laguerre May 3, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has allotted $61.9 million to the state of Michigan for lead water service line removal...

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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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