Tag: environmental protection agency
Recycling rates are improving in Michigan, but industry leaders say tariffs might complicate that
Michigan’s recycling rate has been historically low in the Great Lakes region and is low compared to national averages. Despite that, the rate has been increasing. Industry leaders say tariffs might hurt their bottom line and decrease demand for recycled goods during a potential recession.
Experts explain criticality of regional EPA office
Change is happening since Donald Trump took office and began making good on campaign pledges to reduce the size and scope of the work of the federal agencies that serve the country.
And the 50-year-old focus of the U.S. EPA to protect the environment has not been immune.
Autoworkers’ long history of protecting our environment
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April 22, 1970 was the first Earth Day. On that day, two boats — one with an American flag representing American autoworkers and one with a Canadian flag representing Canadian autoworkers — met in the middle of the Detroit River to hold a wake, symbolizing the death of the river from pollution.
US Government Audits vs. Hacking Away at the Bones & Muscles of the US Government
In response to a recent April Fools Day article about the Tesla board asking Elon Musk to step down as CEO, we received an anonymous email from someone who was apparently quite upset about criticism of what Musk has done at DOGE. Among other things, the emailer wrote, “77 million … [continued]
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As Trump dismantles EPA, Great Lakes states with a history of pollution likely will suffer
Former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency leaders fear Great Lakes states with a long history of industrial pollution will suffer if protections are eliminated or weakened. Read the full story by […]