Residents look to Dearborn government to curb pollution as MDEQ’s powers go up in smoke

July 13th, 20180 DEARBORN — Residents concerned that large factories in the city's industrial Southend are worsening air quality are turning to the City Council, in hopes it would enact ordinances to more immediately force the corporations to commit to environmentally friendly practices. At a town hall co-costed by the Michigan Department of...

State grants Dearborn Industrial Generation approval to increase toxic emissions in the Southend

February 16th, 20180 By Stephen Martin The Arab American News DEARBORN — A recently approved permit called 163-17 and submitted by Dearborn Industrial Generation, LLC (DIG) will allow it to increase its emissions of formaldehyde, a chemical recognized by the National Toxicology Program to be a known human carcinogen. The Air Quality Division of...

Pollution and southwest Detroit

February 2nd, 20180 By Omar Abdel-Baqui The Latino Press "These particles and chemicals can penetrate our body and enter our bloodstream and wreak havoc on health. We have only recently realized the serious damage PM2.5 can cause." - Guy Williams, president & CEO of Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice Residents of southwest Detroit...

Pollution levels in the Southend at the mercy of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

January 19th, 20180   DEARBORN — While some communities around the United States are fighting for a livable wage, people in the Southend continue to fight for a livable troposphere. An overflow crowd turned out at Salina Elementary School Jan. 16 to participate in a public hearing regarding Dearborn Industrial Generation's application for a...