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Carol Thompson

Michigan

Environment Reporter at Detroit News

@detroitnews environment reporter, protected by @local34022. I live on good soup and fine words.

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  • Asbestos-laced material inside Renaissance Center a mystery that could affect demolition

    1 month ago | eu.detroitnews.com | Carol Thompson |Chad Livengood

    Four months after Tower 100 at the Renaissance Center opened in July 1976, the maker of a fireproofing chemical called Monokote said its product would sheath the internal steel beams of Detroit's new skyscrapers "with a permanent, durable, protective coating" to prevent a disaster.

  • Holtec hones plan for new, small reactors at Palisades nuclear plant

    1 month ago | detroitnews.com | Carol Thompson

    MICHIGAN Carol ThompsonThe Detroit NewsView Comments Holtec International doubled down on its plan to build the nation's first small modular reactors at the site of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert Township by 2030, signing an expanded agreement Tuesday with Hyundai Engineering & Construction to deploy the new technology.

  • Activists sound alarm as EES Coke seeks approval for new equipment on Zug Island

    2 months ago | thenewsherald.com | Carol Thompson

    By Carol Thompson, The Detroit NewsNeighbors, health and environmental advocates are rallying against a DTE subsidiary’s proposal to add equipment at EES Coke Battery, LLC, its Zug Island factory that turns coal into metallurgical coke, a product used to make iron and steel. Opponents of the plan say it could increase emissions in communities that already face the health and environmental impacts of pollution.

  • Activists sound alarm as EES Coke seeks approval for new equipment on Zug Island

    2 months ago | detroitnews.com | Carol Thompson

    Neighbors, health and environmental advocates are rallying against a DTE subsidiary's proposal to add equipment at EES Coke Battery, LLC, its Zug Island factory that turns coal into metallurgical coke, a product used to make iron and steel. Opponents of the plan say it could increase emissions in communities that already face the health and environmental impacts of pollution.

  • EPA pauses environmental justice workers, sparking fears of hurting Michigan projects

    2 months ago | detroitnews.com | Carol Thompson |Melissa Nann Burke

    MICHIGANCarol Thompson Melissa Nann BurkeThe Detroit NewsView Comments Workers who administer the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's environmental justice program were put on leave late Thursday, prompting fears about access to federal grants promised to pollution-burdened communities in Michigan and elsewhere.

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9 Apr 25

RT @MattMillerMLive: International students have been a lifeline for Michigan schools. What happens if they leave? https://t.co/QTuKA7lLQs

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7 Apr 25

RT @MattMillerMLive: Trump administration revokes visas of four international students at University of Michigan https://t.co/JjpYYpK4gO

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Carol Thompson @thompsoncarolk
7 Apr 25

RT @MattMillerMLive: Trump administration strips legal residency from Central Michigan U. international students https://t.co/Z4bbXWlRnX