Planet Detroit Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Trees aren’t a climate change cure-all – 2 new studies on the life and death of trees in a warming world show why
Make food, not waste: 30 Detroit food businesses to lead the U.S. in sustainability pledge
Metro Detroit energy activists push for legislation to hold utilities accountable during power outages
No, throwing trash out the window does not create jobs. A look at Detroit’s litter problem.
Locally sourced food businesses grapple with fish consumption advisory on PFAS-laden smelt
Revolutionary changes in transportation, from electric vehicles to ride sharing, could slow global warming – if they’re done right, IPCC says
These energy innovations could transform how we mitigate climate change, and save money in the process – 5 essential reads
Detroit River dock collapse fallout: City in court with property owner, storage company to cease operations
Study questions reporting, transparency in popular federal Great Lakes restoration program; Detroit River cleanup lags
Would gas tax breaks make a big difference when prices are skyrocketing? We asked 4 experts
SEC proposes far-reaching climate disclosure rules for companies – here’s where the rules may be vulnerable to legal challenges
‘A moral crisis’: Metro Detroit faith leaders call for end to water shutoffs, adoption of income-based rates
Pollen season is getting longer and more intense with climate change – here’s what allergy sufferers can expect in the future
Asthma makes more Detroiters sick than anywhere else in Michigan – and it’s getting worse
OPINION: We need to investigate the links between air quality and lung disease in Wayne County
Detroit farming organizations receive multi-year support to teach Detroit youth and families how to grow their own food
Transformational change is coming to how people live on Earth, UN climate adaptation report warns: Which path will humanity choose?
How can Detroit’s community gardeners avoid losing their investment in land they don’t own?
OPINION: Whitmer should consider E-bike incentives to achieve Michigan climate goals equitably
Is ‘renewable natural gas’ a real option to power Michigan? Consultant with ties to DTE and Consumers hired by regulators to help decide
Cease and desist: The city of Detroit ordered Revere Dock to shut down operations last week and fined property owner Revere Dock LLC $4,000 following the second collapse at that site on the Detroit River in two years. However, Crain’s reported that the site appeared to still be receiving material after the shutdown order was issued.
The torrential rains that hit Southeast Michigan this summer really turned life upside down for Detroiter Delores “Misty” Davis. Davis, who works in the entertainment industry, lives with three relatives in a two-story house located in the East Side’s McDougall-Hunt neighborhood.
Thousands of Michigan children are lead poisoned each year and nothing is done about it… because no one even knows it’s happening.
A sweeping set of bipartisan bills aiming to reduce childhood lead exposure are making their way through the Michigan Legislature, with provisions that would strengthen intervention and monitoring across state programs, the medical profession and the real estate industry.
This story co-published with HuffPost. New lead rules Michigan instated in 2018 following the Flint water crisis were heralded as the nation’s strictest, but lax enforcement and flaws in testing protocols are making the state’s drinking water appear safer than it likely is, a Planet Detroit and HuffPost analysis of state records finds.