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Dustin Blitchok

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Senior Editor at Benzinga

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  • What we're reading: Michigan drinking water, energy assistance, housing programs at risk in Trump's budget proposal

    1 week ago | planetdetroit.org | Dustin Blitchok

    Overview: -Detroit is pushing forward with phase two of solar farm projects in sparsely populated neighborhoods. -Three Detroit hospitals receive failing grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. -Michigan House votes to repeal law that allows state authorities to override local governments on renewable energy projects.

  • What we're reading: Detroit breaks 1899 heat record with 86-degree April day

    2 weeks ago | planetdetroit.org | Dustin Blitchok

    Overview: -Lafayette Park residents are fighting Detroit Thermal's plans to install high-pressure steam infrastructure near a playground to heat the 1300 Lafayette high rise. -Tribar Technologies sentenced for violating Clean Water Act after toxic discharge into Wixom sewers in 2022. -EPA plans to cancel 781 environmental justice grants from Biden administration.

  • Lawmakers push to ban political donations by Michigan utility giants

    3 weeks ago | planetdetroit.org | Dustin Blitchok

    Overview: -Nearly 30,000 DTE Energy customers are required to pay their electric bills in cash. -All residents displaced by a February water main break in a Southwest Detroit neighborhood have returned home. -The Trump administration stops work on the National Climate Assessment that's published roughly every five years.

  • Michigan water affordability bills reintroduced in bipartisan push: 'Moral imperative'

    3 weeks ago | planetdetroit.org | Dustin Blitchok

    Overview: -Legislation to cap water bills for low-income Michigan households is reintroduced in the state Senate with bipartisan support. -The legislation aims to establish a statewide water affordability program. -"Providing access to clean, affordable water is not just a policy choice, it is a moral imperative," says Rev. Paul Perez of Detroit's Central United Methodist Church.

  • What we're reading: Army Corps fast tracks Line 5 tunnel permits despite environmental concerns

    4 weeks ago | planetdetroit.org | Dustin Blitchok

    Overview: -U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expedites permits for Enbridge's Line 5 tunnel project under President Donald Trump's executive order to reduce reliance on foreign energy. -Federal judge orders the Trump administration to unfreeze billions in climate and infrastructure funding that had been paused since January. -Oakland, Macomb officials trade blame for millions of gallons of sewage discharges into Red Run Drain during April 3 storm.

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