reducing meat and dairy consumption will also improve water quality issues like algal blooms in the #GreatLakes: theconversation.com/how-your-die...

The “planetary health diet” could slow climate warming, protect biodiversity and extend lives. And (IMO) it's pretty moderate - one serving each of animal protein and dairy per day while limiting red meat to about once a week. www.detroitnews.com/story/tech/s...

Doctors had to wait to mourn the victims of the Grand Blanc church attack. More patients were coming. "I have told a lot of people, words cannot describe the feeling. We really shouldn’t have to go through this in any community." www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

Beth LeBlanc's years-long reporting on a 2022 legislative earmark won the inaugural SPJ Detroit A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism.

Oh no, I meant “Michiganians.” Don’t tell @chadlivengood.bsky.social.

Whitmer directs state officials to ensure Michiganders who want the COVID-19 vaccine can get it. “According to medical experts, vaccines remain the most effective way to stay healthy,” she said. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

Spot the difference

Clean air is important for kids, especially kids with asthma or other breathing issues. That's why a Detroit nonprofit is installing air monitors and purifiers in Detroit daycares. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

Porcha Woodruff, who was eight months pregnant, spent 10 hours in jail after she was arrested at her suburban Detroit home in February 2023.

"I think the facilities and the investment just hasn't caught up," Department of Natural Resources official says. Water taxi operator attests to that.

Small business owners in Michigan's largest Latino community say they are reeling amid President Donald Trump's aggressive mass deportation campaign. "Economically, it's been a disaster." @detroitnews.com www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...

Electric vehicle sales surge as end of tax credits nears: @detroitnews.com www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...

I would have assumed tomatoes ripen faster in hot weather, but no. www.mlive.com/news/grand-r...

The best chips www.detroitnews.com/story/life/f...

Families are scrambling to find child care after federal government pulled grant for Detroit Head Start program. @detroitnews.com www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

The Trump administration’s actions in the public health arena contradict its “Make America Healthy Again” language, writes Teresa Homsi, the deputy director of the Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action. planetdetroit.org/2025/08/trum...

After hearing reports a Michigan city cited a pregnant homeless woman for sleeping in a park after dark, I started to poke around. What I found were homeless folks and community activists saying crackdowns are making their lives, and jobs, harder. For @bridgemi.com: bridgemi.com/michigan-gov...

"We may have different allegiances when it comes to cars, colleges and Coney dogs, but there's no question that Better Made makes Detroit's favorite potato chip." www.detroitnews.com/story/entert...

There's a rare prairie ecosystem in southern Wayne County. It's surrounded by development, homes and farms. Conservation groups are racing to save it. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

Staffer warned against defying Michigan utilities, sources say. Now she'll regulate them. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Kirtland's warbler numbers declined in the latest census. The main problem? Logging practices. More here 👇 www.detroitnews.com/story/news/e...

Why Kirtland's warbler numbers are dropping in Michigan and how they can be saved www.detroitnews.com/story/news/e...

Jaw-dropping fact in this story: Mining a single bitcoin uses as much energy as the average U.S. household uses in 39 days.

This is an extraordinary interview. Please listen. www.npr.org/2025/07/21/n...

Will budget and staff cuts at NOAA put Great Lakes shipping at risk? The agency isn’t talking. @carol-thompson.bsky.social reports. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

Navigating the Great Lakes without info from federally-funded buoy network is "sort of like squinting one eye and hoping you're doing a good job" www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

Must read: www.mcall.com/2025/07/18/l...

A Michigan Natural Resources Commissioner was "frankly insulted" by Ted Nugent's comments to the state House in June. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

Whooping cough cases jumped from 110 in 2023 to 2,000 in 2024. Experts urged parents at a roundtable Wednesday to keep their kids up to date on vaccinations.

EPA employees put names to ‘declaration of dissent’ over agency moves under Trump, via @apnews.com apnews.com/article/decl...

Plant experts question risk of 'agroterrorism' claim in Chinese lab tech case involving University of Michigan scholars www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

Scientists fear a federal lab won't perform its harmful algae bloom work this year because of staffing losses and future planned budget cuts.

NOAA won’t use one of its key tools to monitor the Lake Erie algae bloom this year. Its Great Lakes lab no longer has enough trained staff. Scientists worry NOAA job cuts make people vulnerable to bloom toxins. Projected budget cuts could make it even worse. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

The race-based element of the research might have put it in the crosshairs of the White House's bid to defund diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Scientists warn "the future of the Great Lakes and those depending on them is in peril" without federal research support. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

Challenges mount to the Trump administration's order that cancels the shutdown of a west Michigan coal plant. The DOE cited an 'energy emergency' in the Midwest region. The Midwest grid operator said there is no emergency. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

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As the saying goes, if you want to know an organization’s priorities, look at its budget. EPA in 2026 proposing steep cuts for clean water programs. Great Lakes states react. More here. www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/06/epa-...

How much money do nursing homes really make? New report claims operators hide profits www.mlive.com/public-inter...

'No one will know': Court records reveal secret money flowing through Lansing www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

Maybe I don’t need to be so worried about AI taking my job

International students had their legal residency restored, but schools worry about ICE’s latest plans www.mlive.com/public-inter...

There are radio stations in Michigan playing exclusively Seger today. Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice.

Disheartening graphic in this story shows the MMR vaccination rate by county in Michigan @detroitnews.bsky.social www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

Lansing "aquatics"