air pollution

Smoke and pollution from Canadian wildfires has spread to Michigan. We talked to an epidemiologist about proper air quality safety during periods of a high air quality index.

How to protect yourself from the wildfire smoke. Then, green burials in West Michigan and revisiting a culinary prison education project in Coldwater, MI.

On this episode of the podcast we hear from Kerry Heckman of the Department of Natural Resources on how the DNR handles wildfires and what you can do to help prevent them.

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.