
Brian Allnutt
Contributing Editor at Planet Detroit
Environmental Writer at Freelance
Environmental reporter. @PlanetDetroit @CityLab @CivilEats @detroitnews [email protected]
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
planetdetroit.org | Brian Allnutt
Overview: -Michigan regulators approve air quality permit for secondary coke screener at EES Coke Battery on Zug Island. -The facility is the subject of an EPA lawsuit and state environmental violation notices. -EES Coke Battery is seeking an exemption from Clean Air Act rules from the Trump administration.
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2 weeks ago |
planetdetroit.org | Brian Allnutt
Overview: -Wyandotte responds to state environmental regulator's report that identifies "deficiencies" in its drinking water system. -The city says it will craft a fluoride plan after dropping the additive from drinking water in 2015. -"There is no explicit statement in any consumer confidence report stating they ended fluoride treatment with no intention of ever restarting," says drinking water expert Elin Betanzo.
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2 weeks ago |
thenewsherald.com | Brian Allnutt
By Brian AllnuttPlanet Detroit(Planet Detroit originally published this story at planetdetroit.org/2025/05/wyandotte-water-system-problems/.
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2 weeks ago |
bridgedetroit.com | Brian Allnutt |Planet Detroit |Lauren Abdel-Razzaq
Overview:Consumers Energy requests $436 million rate increase that would amount to a 13.3% hike for residential customers. The request comes at a time when federal energy assistance funding for low-income households is targeted for elimination by the Trump administration.
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3 weeks ago |
planetdetroit.org | Brian Allnutt
Overview: -After Trump administration orders a Consumers Energy coal power plant in West Michigan to stay online, a Republican lawmaker comes out in opposition to closure of DTE Energy's Monroe coal power plant. -Keeping the 63-year-old Campbell power plant open could prove expensive, with the cost potentially falling on Consumers ratepayers.
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