Browsing Category
Enviro
Ann Arbor 1,4 Dioxane Gelman Plume Approved as EPA Superfund Site
EPA determined that the plume qualifies as a hazardous substance that poses significant threats to human health and the environment.
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and…
Veterans who served on Michigan’s PFAS-contaminated bases continue to struggle for VA recognition
by Miguel Leyva
Since the mid-20th century, the U.S. Military's haphazard use and disposal of dangerous chemicals have irremediably impacted the lives of countless troops and civilians who were none the wiser to the toxins they were…
Rep. Dingell Holds Panel Discussion About 1,4 Dioxane Contamination of Drinking Water and Wells
Rep. Debbie Dingell held a townhall to discuss clean up of the spreading 1,4 Dioxane plume.
New Report Reveals That DTE Peak-Hour Rates Hurt the Poor
Poorer customers suffer "greater discomfort indoors," Detroit News reports, as summer A/C costs approach California levels.
by James David Dickson
When families cook and eat dinner this June in an air-conditioned home, they will…
EGLE Tightens Cleanup Rules for Ann Arbor 1,4 Dioxane Plume That’s Spreading
by Laina Stebbins
A state department and a long-polluting manufacturing company on Friday filed for new, strengthened cleanup standards at an Ann Arbor site that has been a source of underground contamination since the 1960s.
The…
City Council Votes to Crack Down on Scofflaws Parking in Bike Lanes–Including Delivery Drivers
by P.D. Lesko
Ann Arbor recently applied for and was awarded Gold-level status by the League of American Bicyclists. Cities self-report bicycling infrastructure (i.e. whether bike lanes are cleaned and plowed) in an application for…
Seven Days After Ice Storm 11K DTE Customers in County Still Without Power –Who’s to Blame?
by P.D. Lesko
As of Feb. 28, DTE's outage map showed that 5.24 percent of its customers in Washtenaw County--some 8,836 customers--are still without power as a result of a record-breaking Feb. 22 ice storm that knocked out power to over…
Rep. Dingell Secures $2.5 Million Federal Investment in Ann Arbor’s Carbon Neutrality Transition
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) recently met with Mayor Christopher Taylor and other City of Ann Arbor officials to discuss their plans for the $2.5 million direct federal investment Dingell secured in the omnibus appropriations…
Mark Your Calendars: Starting in March, DTE Will Charge Peak-Hour Rate
DTE Energy, electricity supplier to 40% of Michigan, will start charging a peak-hour rate in March.
“The residential rate is being changed to a variable Time of Day rate as a way to smooth out peaks in demand,” DTE says on its website.
…
City Adding New 1,4 Dioxane Monitoring Wells in Garden Homes Park
A July 2021 map of dioxane contamination in the Ann Arbor area's groundwater. Pink is where readings are above 7.2 parts per billion, the state limit for dioxane in drinking water. The map shows the boundaries of the Gelman Sciences…