Over the next six months, the Army Corps predicts water levels will stay below long-term averages on all Great Lakes, except possibly Lake Ontario. planetdetroit.org/2026/03/grea...
Campaigners for an Ann Arbor municipal utility are collecting signatures to put a question on the November ballot, offering residents a path to replace DTE Energy with public power. planetdetroit.org/2026/03/ann-...
Three bipartisan bills in Michigan would prevent state and local government from issuing permits for data centers until April 2027, giving lawmakers time to address concerns about energy demands and community impacts. planetdetroit.org/2026/03/lawm...
Utility board says increase needed to invest in aging infrastructure, while residents say higher prices will force them to choose between paying for water or food and medicine. buff.ly/uXzEE5f
The developer applied for the waiver Sept. 24, 2025 to “begin installation of Project Mitten,” referring to the data center. planetdetroit.org/2026/02/sali...
"Prominent economists, including from Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase, calculate that the AI buildup was directly responsible not for 92 percent or 39 percent of gains to the U.S. economy in 2025, but as little as zero."
I have devoted much of my weather & climate career to engaging with journalists--including 200-300 news media interviews per year, many of which involve recurring conversations to facilitate timely & contextually accurate coverage. This recent collapse has been stunning and deeply disconcerting.
DTE customer bills will rise by $4.93 per month starting March 5: planetdetroit.org/2026/02/dte-...
Wayne Disposal attorneys argue plaintiffs failed to prove the landfill is harming residents, while lawyers for local communities say it’s unreasonable to dispose of radioactive waste in a highly populated area near the Great Lakes. planetdetroit.org/2026/02/wayn...
Just got back to MI and the Lyft driver is listening to Paul Hardcastle😎
Significant air pollution episode over Michigan the past 2 days as 50° temps melt a 7-week-old snow pack, mobilizing PM 2.5 particles that had fallen on the snow. Light winds, low mixing, and fresh emissions contributing to the event. AQI largely in the orange "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" range.
The air quality in Detroit is terrible with this warm weather! Rapidly melting snow, plus low winds = trapped particulates
@planetdetroit.org explained it to me once
Worth noting legal proceeding in process in Michigan concerning shipping radioactive waste from New York to Michigan for storage. If there's no public health risk the judge asks, why ship it to Michigan? @brianallnutt.bsky.social reports for @planetdetroit.org.
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Residents raise concerns over diesel generators and utility bill impacts. Developer says proposed data center would be township’s largest taxpayer. planetdetroit.org/2026/02/proj...
Remarkable: Trump's deranged threat to block the bridge connecting Detroit to Canada is backfiring, giving Dems a big issue in 2026 races in Michigan, which could help decide control of Congress.
Michigan Dems tell me they'll use this against Republicans big time:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
May not count but Vic Chesnutt
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
Army Corps continues to send material from Ohio sites to Wayne Disposal, landfill employee testifies; Spokesperson for Wayne Disposal says it's complying with injunction. buff.ly/MFxIS5D
They made Coupon: The Movie real.
Think I sense a theme in the market this year, especially today:
- Sell everything even tangentially connected to the computer
- Buy the things that actually exist in the real world
PurpleAir monitors showing high levels of PM 2.5 pollution in southeast Michigan
Ugh
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Wherein I interview another Allnutt.
EPA is fast tracking a review of fluoride in drinking water, following a report tying high fluoride levels to lower IQs in children. Many experts say this study is deeply flawed and U.S. medical groups overwhelmingly support fluoridation. @planetdetroit.org
Hearing ICE targeted the parents at bus stops as they waited for their kids to arrive in -10 cold.
You love nature
Detroiters ask how DTE's long-term power plan will affect their bills and raise concerns over power outages: planetdetroit.org/2026/01/dte-...
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
