environment

5 ways to stop food waste while sheltering in place

Before COVID-19, Americans were throwing away about a pound of edible food per day per person. But now we’re home.…

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Detroit’s air quality has improved since the COVID-19 shutdown. This map shows how.

The shelter in place order, however, is resulting in improved air quality across the country as people drive less and…

5 years ago

Flooding on Belle Isle has resumed. What does that mean for 2020 and beyond?

The project, originally designed to create natural habitat on the island's eastern end, also opened a path for the historically…

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Lost but not forgotten: The legendary Michigan grayling

Old fishing tales passed down through generations eulogize a fish sought after for its magnificent beauty, delicious meat, and ravenous…

5 years ago

Detroit water shutoffs and a crisis of public health

Earlier today, the City of Detroit announced it would begin restoring water to affected homes in preparation for a potential…

5 years ago

Detroit to turn the water back on during coronavirus threat

City of Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced Monday that the city will end water shutoffs and restore service to customers.

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Is Michigan breaking its own lead rule?

the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Great Lakes Environmental Law Center (GLELC) were requesting a “Declaratory Ruling” around partial…

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Deteriorating conditions and soil tests raise concerns about dock collapse on Detroit River

EGLE issued a press release on January 16th, saying that “it considers inadequate the steps [Detroit Bulk Storage has] taken…

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Activists brave the cold for ‘Tri-County Environmental Justice Solidarity Rally’

Residents from Macomb, Wayne, and Oakland counties came together on a chilly evening Thursday, January 23 for a "Tri-County Environmental…

5 years ago

Planet Detroit’s top 5 Michigan environmental stories for 2019

Planet Detroit had such a great response to our top 10 local environmental stories of 2019, we thought we ought…

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