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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 7h

🟢 Detroit AQI: Ozone at 17 (Good) – 2025-10-23 05:46 AM

🧪 🟢Ozone 17 | 🟢Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 7 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 2

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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 22h

🟢 Detroit AQI: Ozone at 18 (Good) – 2025-10-22 02:45 PM

🧪 🟢Ozone 18 | 🟢Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 17 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 5

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Day of the Dead altar at DIA spotlights air pollution's human impact

Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 1d

The artists will discuss their work at a Nov. 2 panel discussion at the Detroit Institute of Arts: planetdetroit.org/2025/10/air-...

A multimedia ofrenda at the Detroit Institute of Arts honors lives lost to air pollution.

Ypsilanti City Council calls for halt to University of Michigan data center project

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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 1d

Ypsilanti council opposes University of Michigan data center with resolution that draws attention to potential environmental impacts and Los Alamos’ nuclear weapons work. planetdetroit.org/2025/10/ypsi...

Concerns over nuclear research and environmental impact lead Ypsilanti City Council to oppose U of M and Los Alamos data center project.

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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 1d

🟢 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 18 (Good) – 2025-10-22 05:45 AM

🧪 🟢Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 18 | 🟢Ozone 16 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 6

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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 1d

🟢 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 39 (Good) – 2025-10-21 02:45 PM

🧪 🟢Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 39 | 🟢Ozone 30 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 9

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Saline Township settles with data center developer: 'Lesser of two evils'

Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 2d

Facing a lawsuit from landowners and data center developer, Saline Township opts for a settlement that earmarks funding for the community. planetdetroit.org/2025/10/sali...

Saline Township settles a lawsuit with data center developer Related Digital, securing funds for farmland preservation and community investment.

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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 2d

🟢 Detroit AQI: Ozone at 28 (Good) – 2025-10-21 05:46 AM

🧪 🟢Ozone 28 | 🟢Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 24 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 11

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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 2d

🟢 Detroit AQI: Ozone at 28 (Good) – 2025-10-20 02:47 PM

🧪 🟢Ozone 28 | 🟢Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 27 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 6

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Detroit Zoo staff wade into local waterways to protect the Red Run and Clinton River watershed

Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 2d

FROM OUR PLANET CHAMPION SPONSOR: 🌊 The Detroit Zoo sits in the Red Run watershed—meaning every raindrop that hits the campus eventually flows into the Clinton River, and Lake St. Clair. That's why Zoo staff monitor water quality in their own backyard.
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The Detroit Zoo's Adopt-A-Stream staff volunteers contribute to water quality monitoring and conservation in the Clinton River watershed.

We Walk Detroit builds health, community step by step in city's parks: 'Therapeutic'

Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 3d

The We Walk Detroit initiative will return in 2026 after the last-minute state budget process injected uncertainty into the program’s future: buff.ly/5VRviVB

We Walk Detroit promotes health and social ties with walking groups in Detroit parks, encouraging community involvement.

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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 3d

🟢 Detroit AQI: Ozone at 32 (Good) – 2025-10-19 02:46 PM

🧪 🟢Ozone 32 | 🟢Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 18 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 5

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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 4d

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 65 (Moderate) – 2025-10-19 05:46 AM

🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 65 | 🟢Ozone 27 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 29

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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 4d

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 51 (Moderate) – 2025-10-18 02:46 PM

🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 51 | 🟢Ozone 37 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 27

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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 5d

🟢 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 43 (Good) – 2025-10-18 05:46 AM

🧪 🟢Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 43 | 🟢Ozone 27 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 18

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What we're reading: DTE, Consumers expect to meet goal of 50% renewable energy by 2030

Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 6d

Michigan’s regulated utilities will have more than 8,300 megawatts of renewable energy online by the close of 2025, state report says. planetdetroit.org/2025/10/dte-...

Michigan's utilities are on track for 50% renewable energy by 2030. Detroit nonprofits says homeless deaths have doubled. The Gordie Howe bridge opening is delayed to 2026.

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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 6d

Excited to steer a panel on regional climate resilience at the upcoming State of the Huron Conference! We'll dive deep into the Raincatchers Collective project and ask our audience for their ideas on scalable collaborative green infrastructure investment. #StateofTheHuron

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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 6d

🟡 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 57 (Moderate) – 2025-10-17 05:45 AM

🧪 🟡Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 57 | 🟢Ozone 6 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 25

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Establishing a viable nonprofit newsroom

Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 6d

Thanks to @innovationrji.bsky.social for sharing our @planetdetroit.org origin story! rjionline.org/news/establi...

Nina Misuraca Ignaczak shares lessons from her six-year journey of bootstrapping to finding a financial footing.

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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 6d

Michigan regulators are considering a Consumers Energy case that could indicate how the state plans to protect residential customers from potential price hikes caused by power-hungry data centers. buff.ly/pmnDsJT

Consumers Energy case sheds light on how Michigan data centers could hike your power bill

Consumer advocates warn that data centers could spike Michigan power bills unless protections are put in place.

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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 6d

🟢 Detroit AQI: Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) at 36 (Good) – 2025-10-16 02:46 PM

🧪 🟢Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 36 | 🟢Ozone 30 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 19

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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 7d

🟢 Detroit AQI: Ozone at 18 (Good) – 2025-10-16 05:47 AM

🧪 🟢Ozone 18 | 🟢Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) 18 | 🟢Particle Pollution (10 microns) 9

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Wayne Disposal fails to loosen court order blocking Manhattan Project waste shipments

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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 7d

Wayne County judge upholds injunction that bars waste shipments with elevated radiation from Army Corps sites to the Wayne Disposal landfill: planetdetroit.org/2025/10/judg...

A Wayne County judge rejects amendments to an injunction blocking radioactive waste shipments to Wayne Disposal landfill in Wednesday hearing.

VOICES: Why Detroit needs Complete Streets ordinance for quality of life

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Planet Detroit @planetdetroit.org · 7d

Detroit lacks a Complete Streets ordinance, which would ensure the safety of all road users in the city, says the executive director of the Detroit Greenways Coalition: buff.ly/XDwxA43

Detroit lacks a Complete Streets ordinance, which could improve safety and connectivity for residents by ensuring safer roads, says Todd Scott, executive director of the Detroit Greenways Coalition.