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This piece was originally published in Bridge Detroit on July 12, 2026 and written by Mia McPherson, BSN. RN, and Mary-Jacqueline Muli, RN, BSN. It is dangerously hot and humid in downtown Detroit this summer. Along with the heat comes worsening air quality. Heat and sunlight work together to catalyze the formation of ground-level ozone, the primary component of smog. This is a dangerous type of air pollution that irritates the sensitive lining of the lungs when inhaled. Th

On Feb. 12, 2026, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the department’s decision to rescind the Endangerment Finding, a 2009 rule that enabled the EPA to regulate six key well-mixed greenhouse gases, including CO2 and methane, as air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. The EPA’s announcement says it is repealing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions regulations for all motor vehicles and engines from 2012 to 2027 and beyond. Given that the transportation sector accounts for one

As published in Planet Detroit on Aug. 19, 2025. By Alex Rabin and Lisa Del Buono Tailpipe emissions. Photo courtesy of creative commons When EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the rollback of the endangerment finding July 29 at a truck plant in Indianapolis, the heat index hit 105 degrees. The endangerment finding is a foundational ruling established in 2009 that recognizes greenhouse gases as a threat to public health. Zeldin claimed it’s not carbon dioxide that threat

Unfortunately, Rep. Bergman failed to mention the primary driver of these increasingly destructive wildfires: human-induced climate change. Fueled by our warming climate, vast Canadian forests have turned into tinderboxes, ready to ignite.