air pollution

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy says ozone levels in Metro Detroit have declined significantly since the 1990s.

Researchers say updating buses could reduce respiratory conditions in children, leading to increased attendance in schools and better community health.

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans laid out the county’s plan to put 100 stationary air monitors throughout the county.

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $53.4 million to fund enhanced air quality monitoring projects in 37 states.

Stellantis has been hit with a slew of state environmental violations for its Mack Avenue facility over the past year and a half. Now, it’s been cited for violating its permit at the Jefferson North plant that’s also on Detroit’s east side.

A dry cleaning solvent has been found to be a health hazard. It's already polluted sites throughout Michigan. A newly introduced bill would phase out the use.

The Stellantis Mack Avenue facility on the city’s east side has racked up six violations in less than two years of operations. The draft consent order calls for the company to pay $62,863 in fines, and do about $212,000 in supplementary projects in the community.

Detroit has a problem with bad air. But how bad is it, and where are the hotspots? Gaps in air quality monitoring mean we often don’t know. But some community members are trying to fix that.

What we know about the death of Patrick Lyoya, who was killed by a Grand Rapids police officer during a traffic stop. Detroit’s worsening asthma problem and severe racial disparities. And, the surprising ways Michigan schools are using $6B in Covid relief funds.

The U.S. EPA will investigate a complaint by five residents who live near the Stellantis plant in Detroit. They say state regulators did not consider the disparate impact of the plant's emissions on the majority-black community.