Environment

Published February 11, 2021

Royal Oak to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak City Commission tasked staff in July with inventorying greenhouse gas emissions in the city to establish a baseline, and on Jan. 25, unanimously approved a resolution committing the city to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030 while striving to reach net-zero carbon by 2050.

Published February 10, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

City aims to get public feedback on recycling

STERLING HEIGHTS — Nothing definitive is in the can yet, but Sterling Heights City Council members talked about the future of recycling at a recent meeting.

Published February 8, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Ford House study could lead to a raft of natural shoreline improvements

GROSSE POINTE SHORES/ST. CLAIR SHORES — A feasibility study this spring at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House could lead to a more natural restoration of the shoreline.

The Macomb County Department of Public Works plans to construct a building and a shaft leading down to an inflatable rubber bladder to help retain excess water in the sewer pipe during heavy rain events at Welsh Family Park, located at Alice and Carolina streets.

Published February 6, 2021

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

New plan proposed to reduce overflow in Lake St. Clair

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Members of the Macomb County Public Works Department proposed a new plan to keep treated sewage water from being dumped into Lake St. Clair.

Published February 6, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Sensors to monitor Clinton River

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton River is one of three southeastern Michigan rivers being studied to help improve water quality and wastewater treatment in the region.

Published February 4, 2021

Metro

Nonprofit helps change lives by providing clean water

STERLING HEIGHTS — It has been more than five years since Sterling Heights resident David Lomasney made a decision that changed not only the course of his life, but possibly thousands of others.

Published February 3, 2021

Rochester Post

Oakland Township plans prescribed burns in local parks

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — It may seem like Oakland Township officials are playing with fire this spring, but according to township Natural Areas Stewardship Manager Ben VanderWeide, the upcoming park blazes are quite intentional.

Published January 25, 2021

Woodward Talk

Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge approve settlement agreements for 2014, 2017 floods

FERNDALE/PLEASANT RIDGE — Following in the footsteps of Berkley and Huntington Woods, the government bodies of Ferndale and Pleasant Ridge have approved a settlement agreement for a class action lawsuit in regard to the 2014 and 2017 Oakland County floods.

Published January 16, 2021

Grosse Pointe Times

Electric vehicle chargers coming to Grosse Pointe City

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Electric vehicles may not yet be common — especially for personal use — but they are expected to occupy a larger segment of the automotive market in the years to come.

Published January 8, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville High grad completes 2,650-mile hike

ROSEVILLE — A 2003 Roseville High School graduate is sharing his life-changing experience of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.

Recycling Authority provides tips to be less wasteful for the holiday season

Published December 21, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Recycling Authority provides tips to be less wasteful for the holiday season

OAKLAND COUNTY — While it is often referred to as the most wonderful time of the year, the holiday season can also be one of the most wasteful.

Farmington Hills could look to spend a portion of the $60,000 it received through grants funded by the EPA along Orchard Lake Road and other major thoroughfares throughout the city.

Published December 8, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Oakland County Brownfield Consortium receives $600,000 EPA grant

FARMINGTON HILLS/SOUTHFIELD — Six municipalities across Oakland County are set to receive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant funding.

Published November 17, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Watch out for water lettuce on the waterways

MACOMB COUNTY — It’s a plant that might look pretty in a contained pond or water feature in a yard, but not spreading freely over the surface of the Clinton River.

Published October 2, 2020

C&G Newspapers

EGLE, MDHHS launch pilot program for COVID-19 sewer testing

LANSING/MACOMB COUNTY — The state of Michigan is devoting more money toward local public health department efforts to coordinate with local governments, universities and other institutions in relation to COVID-19 wastewater testing programs.

Published September 22, 2020

Rochester Post

Rochester Hills offers 200 free trees to residents

ROCHESTER HILLS — For the first time, the city of Rochester Hills is providing 200 free trees to residents to plant on their private property this fall as part of the Arbor Day Foundation’s Community Canopy program.

A boom across the Gloede Drain in Macomb Township captured fuel plus milky substances that were washed into storm sewers with rain the morning of Sept. 8.

Published September 8, 2020

Macomb Township Chronicle

Fuel spill reported in Macomb Township

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Macomb County Public Works Office credits a call from a local resident and its quick response to prompt containment of a Macomb Township fuel spill.

Veterans Memorial Park beach is shown here during 2019.

Published September 3, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Nautical Coast Cleanup returns

ST. CLAIR SHORES — While it’s typically a kickoff to the summer season, the year 2020 has been anything but typical, and this year’s Nautical Coast Cleanup is no different.

Published August 25, 2020

C&G Newspapers

RRRASOC partners with EGLE to improve recycling in service communities

METRO DETROIT — A first-of-its-kind Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy-led program, in partnership with national nonprofit The Recycling Partnership, is taking aim to improve recycling across the state through education, outreach, policy changes and market development.

Published August 17, 2020

Rochester Post

Stony Creek Metropark’s Shelden Trails redevelopment project begins

ROCHESTER HILLS — Huron-Clinton Metroparks is redeveloping its Shelden Trails system in the hopes of improving trail sustainability, expanding the existing system, adding accessibility, improving signage and reducing user conflict.