🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 61 (Moderate) – 2025-09-23 05:45 AM 🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 61 | 🟢Ozone 20 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 13 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

DTE’s motion comes during the bench trial of an EPA lawsuit over sulfur dioxide emissions from EES Coke Battery on Zug Island. planetdetroit.org/2025/09/dte-...

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 52 (Moderate) – 2025-09-22 02:46 PM 🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 52 | 🟢Ozone 29 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 17 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

Drinking water fluoridation is widely heralded as a public health triumph, but it’s had critics since it was pioneered 80 years ago in Grand Rapids, ProPublica reports: planetdetroit.org/2025/09/fluo...

Michigan must pass a budget by Oct. 1 to avoid a government shutdown and resulting closures or access limitations at state parks like Belle Isle. planetdetroit.org/2025/09/mich...

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 55 (Moderate) – 2025-09-22 05:46 AM 🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 55 | 🟢Ozone 25 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 17 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

🟢 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 49 (Good) – 2025-09-21 02:47 PM 🧪 🟢Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 49 | 🟢Ozone 40 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 17 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

🟢 Detroit AQI: Ozone at 24 (Good) – 2025-09-21 05:46 AM 🧪 🟢Ozone 24 | 🟢Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 23 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 11 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

🟢 Detroit AQI: Ozone at 37 (Good) – 2025-09-20 02:46 PM 🧪 🟢Ozone 37 | 🟢Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 24 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 16 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

Until pollution controls are installed, a Zug Island facility will continue to emit about 3,000 tons of sulfur dioxide per year, an EPA environmental engineer testifies: buff.ly/qgUN5FJ

Community members tell regulators Wayne Disposal’s expansion would add pollution and truck traffic, and endanger the Huron River and Great Lakes. planetdetroit.org/2025/09/wayn...

A Harvard epidemiologist testifies on the social costs incurred by air pollution from Zug Island’s EES Coke Battery: buff.ly/BfrCxGL

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 54 (Moderate) – 2025-09-19 02:45 PM 🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 54 | 🟢Ozone 31 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 13 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

In other news, Oakland County is challenging state permit requirements that came after a 1.2 million gallon sewage discharge into the Red Run Drain in April: planetdetroit.org/2025/09/whit...

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 62 (Moderate) – 2025-09-18 02:47 PM 🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 62 | 🟡Ozone 61 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 29 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

The Saline Township board denied the rezoning of farmland for a data center project after an outpouring of resident concerns over noise, traffic, and environmental impact. planetdetroit.org/2025/09/sali...

An air quality expert testifies about a computer-generated model used to evaluate pollution from Zug Island:

The Belle Isle Commons concept would create a centralized hub near the island’s most popular destinations, the side-by-side aquarium and conservatory: buff.ly/yTuZokY

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is pressing state lawmakers to avert a government shutdown that looms around the same time Congress contends with a potential shutdown of the U.S. government, the AP reports: planetdetroit.org/2025/09/whit...

A trial witness says he’s “very comfortable” stating that DTE Energy can afford a nine-figure penalty to resolve an EPA lawsuit over Zug Island pollution. planetdetroit.org/2025/09/dte-...

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 53 (Moderate) – 2025-09-17 05:45 AM 🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 53 | 🟢Ozone 21 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 19 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 54 (Moderate) – 2025-09-16 02:45 PM 🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 54 | 🟢Ozone 44 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 31 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

September is the peak month for asthma flare-ups in children, MSU's Rhonda Conner-Warren writes in The Conversation: planetdetroit.org/2025/09/detr...

The government is seeking injunctive relief and penalties of up to $109,024 per day, per environmental violation from EES Coke Battery and DTE Energy. planetdetroit.org/2025/09/dte-...

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 54 (Moderate) – 2025-09-16 05:46 AM 🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 54 | 🟢Ozone 18 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 25 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

Angela Chi’s Chi Fan Le pop-up blends cultural heritage with sustainability and community-driven values: planetdetroit.org/2025/09/chin...

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 62 (Moderate) – 2025-09-15 02:46 PM 🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 62 | 🟢Ozone 48 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 24 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

The program requires refineries, power plants, oil wells and landfills to report their emissions without risk of penalty: planetdetroit.org/2025/09/epa-...

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 69 (Moderate) – 2025-09-15 05:45 AM 🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 69 | 🟢Ozone 30 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 26 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

🟡 Detroit AQI: Ozone at 87 (Moderate) – 2025-09-14 02:45 PM 🧪 🟡Ozone 87 | 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 61 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 20 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

In August, a federal judge ruled that DTE Energy can be held liable for Clean Air Act claims against its Zug Island subsidiary. A bench trial in the EPA lawsuit starts Monday. planetdetroit.org/2025/09/dte-...

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 67 (Moderate) – 2025-09-13 02:45 PM 🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 67 | 🟢Ozone 40 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 36 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 83 (Moderate) – 2025-09-13 05:47 AM 🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 83 | 🟢Ozone 15 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 30 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 57 (Moderate) – 2025-09-12 02:45 PM 🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 57 | 🟡Ozone 51 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 31 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

Utility watchdog criticizes Michigan regulator’s response to report, argues it ignores the real experience of customers: planetdetroit.org/2025/09/dte-...

🟡 Detroit AQI: Ozone at 67 (Moderate) – 2025-09-11 02:46 PM 🧪 🟡Ozone 67 | 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 61 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 43 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 72 (Moderate) – 2025-09-11 05:46 AM 🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 72 | 🟢Ozone 12 | 🟡Particle Pollution (10 microns) 52 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

New legislation aims to empower Michigan utility customers with compensation for outages, advocacy for performance-based rates, and a halt to political contributions by utilities, Michigan Advance reports: planetdetroit.org/2025/09/mich...

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 52 (Moderate) – 2025-09-10 02:46 PM 🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 52 | 🟡Ozone 51 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 30 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 55 (Moderate) – 2025-09-10 05:45 AM 🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 55 | 🟢Ozone 15 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 50 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

Detroit’s creative spirit intersects with environmental advocacy for “Sustain-A-City: A Vision for a Thriving, Resilient Detroit.” The art is showcased on billboards through Sept. 14. planetdetroit.org/2025/09/detr...

🟢 Detroit AQI: Ozone at 46 (Good) – 2025-09-09 02:46 PM 🧪 🟢Ozone 46 | 🟢Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 35 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 18 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

Michigan’s environmental regulator issued a new air quality violation for a US Ecology hazardous waste facility in Detroit on the same day as a public hearing on its license renewal: buff.ly/dIb3Srv

🟢 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 42 (Good) – 2025-09-09 05:46 AM 🧪 🟢Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 42 | 🟢Ozone 10 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 9 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

🟢 Detroit AQI: Ozone at 30 (Good) – 2025-09-08 02:45 PM 🧪 🟢Ozone 30 | 🟢Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 24 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 15 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

Amanda Sweet leads The ReVamp, a clothing swap collective that promotes sustainability and fosters connections: planetdetroit.org/2025/09/detr...

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 54 (Moderate) – 2025-09-08 05:45 AM 🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 54 | 🟢Ozone 13 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 20 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

🟢 Detroit AQI: Ozone at 33 (Good) – 2025-09-07 02:45 PM 🧪 🟢Ozone 33 | 🟢Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 18 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 5 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 59 (Moderate) – 2025-09-07 05:45 AM 🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 59 | 🟢Ozone 11 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 14 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...

🟢 Detroit AQI: Ozone at 31 (Good) – 2025-09-06 02:46 PM 🧪 🟢Ozone 31 | 🟢Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 22 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 12 🔗 planetdetroit.org/air-quality-...