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EGLE Establishes New Surface Water Values for Two PFAS Chemicals
by Scott Dean
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has established a new Water Quality Value (WQV) for perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS) and has revised the existing WQV for perfluorooctanoic acid…
Early Results Show no Signs of Contamination Following Huron River Hexavalent Chromium Spill
by Kyle Davidson
Following reports of a hexavalent chromium spill in the Huron River on Monday, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) has begun testing at multiple sites in the river system.
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AAATA Seeks Five-Year, $21.8M Proposal on Aug. 2 Ballot
by Scott McClallen
After losing about 5 million riders since 2017, the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority is seeking a $21.8 million tax hike over five years on the Aug. 2 primary ballot on property owners in the cities…
Yale Climate Opinion Survey Reveals What Ann Arbor Residents Think About Climate Change Policies
According to a survey conducted by the Yale Program in Climate Change Communication, 72% of 28,000 adults throughout the U.S. said they believe global warming is happening, In Ann Arbor, 82% of adults asked said they believe that global…
“Cheaper, Cleaner, more Reliable”: Panelists Discuss Push to Replace DTE
by Chris Lewis
A recording of the roundtable discussion may be viewed here.
Six local leaders and experts in sustainability and energy met to discuss the potential for public power in Ann Arbor. The event was the first of an ongoing…
Ann Arbor Kicks off Winter Compost Collection
The City of Ann Arbor began offering monthly winter curbside compost cart collection on Jan. 3, 2022.
The monthly pick-ups will occur the first full week of each month, with curbside compost cart service taking place during the weeks…
Ann Arbor’s Single-Stream “Wishcycling” Problem is an $80M Environmental Disaster
by Jessica Helges and Kate O'Neill
BETWEEN 2010 AND 2012, Berkeley, California, Walpole, Massachusetts, Auburn, Maine, and Concord, New Hampshire, among other U.S. cities voted not to adopt single-stream recycling, or abandoned…
Climate Change is a Health Crisis. Are Medical Schools Prepared?
by Aditi Malhotra
On a gray, drizzly January afternoon, more than 80 students gathered inside room M106 at Stanford School of Medicine for a lecture on how the changing climate affects children’s health.
Stanford physician-scientist…
How Many of Them Do You Do? Seventeen Simple Things You Can Do About Climate Change
by Kat Kerlin
1) Bring your own bottle or mug.
It’s a teensy thing, but bringing your own reusable cup or coffee mug is easy and feels good. Sometimes you even get drink discounts for using these things.
2) Replace inefficient…
U-M Didn’t Win the Campus Race to Zero Waste in 2021–Are They (or Ann Arbor) Even Trying?
Kristy Jones
Each year the Campus Race to Zero Waste (formerly RecycleMania) program calls for best practice case studies from campuses across the U.S. and Canada to showcase programs and strategies in waste minimization, food…
