Detroit's air quality worsens, impacting sensitive groups as particulate pollution rises due to weather patterns.

New studies highlight the deadly impact of wildfire smoke on public health, exacerbating asthma and causing thousands of ...

The US reduces its recommended vaccines for children, prompting medical experts to warn of potential risks and parental ...

Data center developments need to prioritize public health, says the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America – Michigan ...

Michigan's climate plan, which targets 100% carbon neutrality by 2050, will be discussed at a Jan. 14 session in Detroit with ...

Kathleen Slonager, RN, AE‑C, CCH, is executive director of the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America—Michigan Chapter. She is a longtime advocate for clean air and environmental health in Detroit.

Protesters gather in downtown Saline Monday, Dec. 1 to oppose $7 billion Saline Township data center. Photo by Brian Allnutt/Planet Detroit. - Protesters gather in downtown Saline ahead of virtual ...

Single duck swimming in the algae laden water of a fresh water lake in summer. Lake Erie in summer of 2015. Photo by KyleMay44136 via iStock. -'A worst-case scenario is a harmful algal bloom forms and ...

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Data center in Loudon County Virginia. Credit Hugh Kenny. - The Michigan Senate has passed a two-bill package granting substantial tax breaks to large data centers operated by companies like Google ...

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. - ...

Join more than 13,000 of your neighbors who already receive our informative, independent reporting on climate, health and the environment in their inbox each week. Detroiters get asthma at higher ...