AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoPollution: East Lansing officials say more than 50 fires after MSU’s football win sent toxic gases from burning furniture into the air, with pollutants able to settle on soil and reach local waters. Detroit River: Drainage work beginning Monday will install a separator to clean stormwater and sewage before discharge into the river during heavy rains. Water Quality: EGLE traced hydraulic fluid that entered the Grand River to a city truck. Great Lakes: Invasive moth eggs have been detected in Detroit for the first time in the region; separate research says plastic pollution can travel as far as 120 miles to reach the lakes. Land and Wildlife: A proposed Upper Peninsula conservation project would protect more than 150,000 acres while allowing commercial logging, as Michigan’s DNR acquires nearly 10,000 acres at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula for public access. Climate: Forecasters see a strong chance of a warmer, drier winter in the Upper Peninsula as El Niño develops. Energy: A proposed $10 billion Michigan data center plan has collapsed, amid broader community concerns about transparency, utility bills and local control.
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