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Muskegon Lake foam shows record PFAS levels, raising concerns
WEB14 hours ago — A PFAS puzzle. High concentrations of toxic PFAS chemicals have been found in surface water foam on Muskegon Lake, puzzling scientists who have never seen such levels before. The foam, which tested at 4,757 parts-per-trillion for PFOS, has sparked concerns over potential contamination sources, including nearby industrial sites, …
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Study finds Detroit an air pollution hotspot – Planet Detroit
WEBApr 25, 2024 — 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 ...
Planet Detroit’s stories to watch in 2024
WEBDec 28, 2023 — He covers the climate crisis, environmental justice, politics and open space. More by Brian Allnutt. In 2024, Detroit battles dust and truck troubles, water and electric bill worries, smoky air, power outages, wild weather, and gnarly industrial pollution leftovers. We bring you what’s on tap for the coming year.
Michigan 2050: Hot, wet, and no ice - Planet Detroit
WEBSep 2, 2021 — 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.
Detroit’s toxic river: After decades, some progress—but a long …
WEBSep 23, 2021 — In 1987 the U.S. and Canada entered into a Great Lakes agreement to start the process of cleaning up the most polluted sites, 43 of them, that dot the waterways in and between the two countries.. The sites, officially known as Areas of Concern, contain legacy toxic sediment from the industrial era when dumping …
City survey shows Detroiters want safer parks, more nature …
WEBDetroiters want safer access to more green spaces, according to a community needs assessment survey unveiled by the Detroit Parks and Recreation Department during a virtual Town Hall last week. The survey, which includes responses from 629 adult participants from all over Detroit, is part of a larger strategic planning process to …
These Detroit environmental nonprofits supported the community …
WEBDec 22, 2020 — When the pandemic hit Detroit last spring, environmental organizations pivoted to respond. Many threw away their work plans, they joined in efforts of mutual aid to help their neighbors and they doubled down in the fights for environmental and energy justice as COVID-19 disproportionately ravaged the low-income and majority black and brown communities they serve.
New Detroit partnership to begin planting trees where people …
WEBAug 11, 2022 — New Detroit partnership to begin planting trees where people need them most. by Tom Perkins August 11, 2022. Grant funding totaling $900,000 will help launch an ambitious plan to improve Detroit’s ailing tree canopy and make it more equitable. The effort, dubbed the Detroit Tree Equity Partnership, will begin planting trees this autumn.
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