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What’s cooking? Thanksgiving leftover recipes that don’t waste food

Annamarie Sysling, Meta Stange November 25, 2019

Meta Stange Let's be honest: Thanksgiving can be wasteful. So 101.9 WDET decided to find some useful ways to cut...

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Thanksgiving
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How to have an environmentally-friendly Thanksgiving holiday

Annamarie Sysling November 25, 2019

Between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, Americans throw out an extra 25 percent of waste; which translates to roughly 1...

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Detroit Water Quality Tests Below State’s Action Level But Funding Challenges Remain

Eleanore Catolico November 21, 2019

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) reported its latest lead testing results fell below the state’s lead action level...

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Detroit City Council Rejects Duggan’s Blight Bond Proposal. Now What?

Eli Newman November 20, 2019

Detroit City Council voted down a proposal to add a $250-million blight bond question to the March primary ballot. The...

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Hospital Equipment Unplash
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Hospitals Help Patients But Not the Planet. Here’s How to Change That.

Annamarie Sysling November 20, 2019

Healthcare facilities in the United States dispose of 4 billion pounds of waste annually, making them the second largest contributor to...

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Doubt Looms Large Over Detroit Demolitions, as City Council Weighs Blight Bond Proposal

Eli Newman November 18, 2019

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan made a big pitch to the city this fall: If residents vote “YES” on a $250-million...

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Skip Forever 21 With These 5 Tips For a More Sustainable Wardrobe

Annamarie Sysling November 12, 2019

People are buying and discarding clothing at a rate that has never been seen before. According to the New York...

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Smokey Bear Fire Danger 11/07/2019
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Michigan Has Its Share of Wildfires, Caused Mostly by People

Pat Batcheller November 12, 2019

Wildfires have killed more than 100 people and destroyed thousands of homes in California since 2017. Cal Fire, the state's...

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Created Equal, Season 2: Marc Edwards

admin November 7, 2019

Marc Edwards, a civil engineer and University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech conducted the research confirming that lead was poisoning...

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This Summer’s Algal Bloom in Lake Erie Was Large, But Could Have Been Worse

Pat Batcheller November 7, 2019

This year's algal bloom in western Lake Erie was about as bad as scientists expected. But it could have been worse....

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Is My Water Safe to Drink? In Some Communities, There’s No Easy Answer

Eleanore Catolico November 6, 2019

Marcia Cotton has lived in Highland Park for most of her life. She had her home tested for lead in...

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Senator Gary Peters On Impeachment, Climate Change, and Michigan Politics

Detroit Today November 6, 2019

The impeachment inquiry into President Trump is commanding headlines and consuming national politics. While the turmoil in Washington consumes the discourse,...

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