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9 小时之前 · Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy appears ready to grant the permits. EGLE’s Air Quality Division recommended approval of both the EES permit and the Fritz Products permit, saying the projects would comply with its health-based screening levels.. Bashi said these approvals would contradict the agency’s rhetoric concerning environmental justice.

1 天前 · Have a reading recommendation? Let us know at [email protected]. 🌍 Michigan’s climate goals: So far, so good Michigan is making solid progress toward carbon neutrality by 2050, with a 19% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since 2005 and projections hitting 26% by 2025, per a new state report.The MI Healthy Climate Plan has driven legislation to clean the grid, electrify transit ...

12 小时之前 · State regulators say they will not test the air around a BASF toxic waste site at Hennepin Point on Grosse Ille’s north end for dangerous contaminants after a new report from a company-hired consultant concluded the risk to nearby residents and wildlife was low.. But independent environmental experts questioned why the evaluation didn’t include some of the most toxic contaminants known to ...

2025年1月23日 · Nina Misuraca Ignaczak is an award-winning Metro Detroit-based editor, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. She is the founder, publisher, and editor of Planet Detroit, a digital media startup focused on producing quality climate, equity, health, and environment journalism that centers grassroots voices, holds power accountable, and spotlights solutions.

2025年1月16日 · Michigan regulators will hold an online public hearing on Jan. 28 to discuss redesignating parts of southwest Detroit and Downriver as meeting federal sulfur dioxide (SO2) air quality standards.. For more than a decade, regulators have designated a region along the Detroit River from downtown Detroit to Lake Erie as being in “nonattainment” under the Clean Air Act, meaning it did not meet ...

2024年12月22日 · Michigan’s data center boom-to-come? What happened: Recently, the Michigan Senate approved tax incentives to attract data centers to the state, reflecting utility and corporate interests in expanding the sector. Gov. Whitmer is expected to sign the bill. Planet Detroit reported on lessons from Virginia’s data center boom, where facilities have been criticized for their massive energy ...

2024年12月17日 · Overview: - Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision secures a $3.2 million federal grant to replace 57 diesel trucks and a tugboat with cleaner options, including new diesel and propane trucks and a biodiesel-powered tugboat.

2024年4月25日 · A new report on U.S. air quality shows metro Detroit performing poorly when it comes to annual PM 2.5 or fine particulate matter pollution, while the Grand Rapids area deals with high levels of ozone. The American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air Report says that the climate crisis is worsening air pollution, with wildfires and heat increasing ozone and particulate matter pollution ...

2024年12月19日 · Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and city officials shared finalized designs for the city’s first three solar neighborhoods. The solar fields, planned for Gratiot-Findlay, Van Dyke-Lynch, and State Fair are set to begin construction in spring as part of a broader initiative to generate renewable energy to power municipal buildings.