Today on Stateside, a former Environmental Protection Agency advisor, along with hundreds of of other former EPA employees, are speaking out against the Trump administration's plan to weaken national fuel economy standards. Plus, Detroit Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff on his new book Sh*tshow: The Country's Collapsing... and the Ratings are Great.
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Former EPA official: rolling back mileage standards hurts consumers and automakers
- Jeff Alson, a former advisor at the Environmental Protection Agency, discusses his role with the newly-formed "Environmental Protection Network" and his experience testifying against the Trump administration's plan to roll back fuel economy standards at a public hearing in Dearborn.
Theater Talk: New play explores what it’s like to have dementia, plus “A Little Night Music”
- David Kiley of Encore Michigan on the latest from Michigan's professional theatre scene, including a play that explores the experience of dementia from the viewpoint of a patient, her family, and her doctors.
Crowns of Courage uses henna tattoos to help cancer patients heal
- Henna tattoo artist Amanda Joy Gilbert and breast cancer survivor Becky Richard talk about "Crowns of Courage," a project that celebrates women who are fighting cancer by giving them beautiful, eleaborate henna tattoo crowns.
In “Sh*tshow,” Detroit gonzo journalist Charlie LeDuff tackles race, politics, and media
- Pulitzer-prize winning reporter Charlie LeDuff discusses his new book Sh*tshow: The Country's Collapsing... and the Ratings are Great, which examines the interlocking crises of news media, race, and politics in the United States.
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