These 10 numbers reveal Detroit’s invisible air pollution problem
Dec 4, 2023 · 22. Number of air quality Action Days called for the Detroit area in 2023. That’s the most warnings since 1999, when the area saw 25 ozone action days, and it’s up from 13 in summer 2022. Smoke from wildfires in Canada wafted repeatedly through the region, setting off alarms with state regulators.
Study finds Detroit an air pollution hotspot – Planet Detroit
Apr 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
Dec 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.
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New tool could help Detroiters plant more trees - Planet Detroit
Dec 13, 2023 · Detroiters wanting to plant more trees in their neighborhoods have a new tool to assess a healthy urban canopy’s social and environmental benefits. The “ tree equity analyzer” from the tree-planting non-profit American Forests is a free web-based mapping tool that enables anyone to look at the kind of benefits their neighborhood already ...
Detroit says its new climate strategy will empower residents. Activists ...
Detroit is rethinking its climate strategy, this time leaving more power to its residents by providing them with tools and funding. The Detroit Climate Strategy planning effort aims to produce a roadmap that will outline how the city will meet its “obligation to its residents to proactively prepare for climate impacts and create a more resilient Detroit.”
Parts of Detroit could be radically transformed by city solar plan, …
Jan 25, 2024 · John Gruchala shovels snow on Parkhurst St, near the proposed Greenfield Park solar project. Photo by Quinn Banks. Neighborhoods east of Palmer Park could soon be transformed by a city plan to power municipal buildings with six solar fields, and neighbors are divided over the prospect.
These Detroit environmental nonprofits supported the community …
Dec 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.
OPINION: Detroiters know precisely what we need to meet our …
May 18, 2023 · Because Detroiters know precisely what we need to meet our current crisis. Local and state officials have let our infrastructure wither for decades, ensuring that extreme weather events routinely become the worst-case scenario imaginable. Storms knock power out for days and sometimes weeks, forcing families to throw away hundreds of dollars in ...
Michigan pollution map: A new environmental data tool – Planet …
Sep 30, 2024 · Capital News Service. LANSING – The Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has updated an online tool that maps which communities may be most susceptible to adverse effects from pollution. The department first released MiEJScreen as a draft in 2022 and released an updated version in August after seeking public comment.
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