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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsUS House budget proposal cuts funds for water system upgrades and polluted communities
-The Republican-led House of Representatives is proposing to cut funds for the EPA, water distribution system repairs, and pollution cleanup.
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AuthorsDrinking WaterFeature HomepageKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioPFAS News RoundupWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinPFAS News Roundup: First-to-market PFAS annihilator in Michigan, $42.4 million in claims against Wisconsin city
-Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
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DetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTEDTED Countdown: Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice executive director Laprisha Berry Daniels on providing support, preparing for future
-In her talk, Daniels looked to the past to figure out how to help us navigate the future with three pillars — acceptance, aid and adaptation.
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Climate ChangeDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature DetroitFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNew YorkNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchTEDTED Countdown: BlocPower CEO Donnel Baird on greening America’s buildings, improving communities
-On Friday, Donnel Baird spoke at the TED Countdown Summit about greening America’s buildings with his company, Blocpower.
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CollaborationForests and PlantsLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchRecord air pollution, Canadian wildfires prompts state to change how it issues air quality alerts
-In the wake of an EPA decision in May to ease air quality restrictions in metro Detroit, the region is experiencing its highest number of Ozone-related air quality notifications in a decade, as well as a new type of alert related to particulate matter.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationForests and PlantsLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchMichigan air quality unhealthy again Monday because of Canadian wildfires
-Smoke blowing from Canadian wildfires hits Michigan again prompting an air quality alert. Haze from hundreds of fires has remained an issue much of the summer.
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AuthorsFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchI Speak for the Fish: Facing the wrath of a crayfish
-Harassment takes many forms and actions do have consequences. In this case, a tiny crayfish gets the last laugh when the harasser becomes the victim.
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AuthorsEnergy News RoundupFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioWisconsinEnergy News Roundup: Sulfur smell in Indiana, Minnesota Power launches solar project
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, ResearchDTE agrees to shut down coal-fired Monroe plant in 2032, three years ahead of schedule
-The agreement includes investment in renewable energy and storage, energy efficiency, bill assistance and energy equity. It also gives favorable treatment to DTE shareholders.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsIllinoisInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchNearly $1.2 billion spent at one site to deter invasive carp from Great Lakes; other entry sites still possible
-Nearly $1.2 billion is to be spent at one site to prevent invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes. There are a dozen more places where the carp could get in.
