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Record 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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Michigan 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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DTE 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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Points North: Rekindling Wilderness
-The idea that wilderness is untouched by man is written into law, but it’s not so accurate. Humans have used fire to shape many places we call “wilderness.”
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Nearly $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.
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“It’s a good thing”: Fishflies in Great Lakes region signify healthy water
-Even though fishflies may not be the prettiest insects, they represent good. A large number of fishflies near the Great Lakes area means the water is healthy.
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What are wetlands for, anyway?
-Here’s what to know about how the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Sackett v EPA changing wetland protection impacts the Great Lakes region.