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Stellantis: ‘There was never a problem with the air’
Stellantis says new pollution control technology installed to address odors at its Mack plant is working as designed, and the facility has never posted a health risk – despite more than a hundred complaints and eight air quality violations.
Prescriptions for fruits and vegetables can improve the health of people with diabetes and other ailments, study finds
The health of people with diabetes, hypertension and obesity improved when they could get free fruits and vegetables with a prescription from their doctors and other health professionals.
Think Michigan is a ‘climate haven’ from heat and disaster risks? Think again.
Some of the most cited "climate havens" are older cities in the Great Lakes region. Yet these cities will likely have to contend with some of the greatest temperature increases in the country in the coming years.
New settlement agreement aims to put spotlight on DTE-linked dark money
A first-of-its-kind provision included in a DTE Energy regulatory case could shine a light on some of the company’s contributions to dark money nonprofits belonging to state politicians or political entities.
How a climate-fueled disaster led a native Detroiter to a career helping her neighbors
Eastside Community Network helped Meghan Richards find assistance after historic rainfall flooded her basement. Now she’s helping ECN organize resilience hubs to support her community as climate change intensifies weather in the region.
Contaminated water likely not poisoning city, officials claim
State and federal officials noted plans are in motion to rein in the estimated 72,000 gallons per day of contaminated wastewater flowing into the Detroit River upstream of Wyandotte’s drinking water intake.
What EGLE’s response to a Flint civil rights complaint could mean for Detroit
Advocates in Detroit believe resistance to changing the state’s permitting process is likely to repeat itself in Detroit, where residents have concerns about the health impacts from the Stellantis expansion.
Climate costs imperils Detroit’s unique, diverse Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood
"Climate gentrification" in cities like New Orleans and Miami has seen wealthier and whiter residents displace low-income residents and people of color in less flood-prone areas. But in Jefferson Chalmers, climate gentrification could mean that those with the resources to manage the risks and expense of living in a floodplain may replace those without them.
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