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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

Michigan health practitioners have long borne witness to the detrimental impacts of mis- and disinformation. Whether it's bad-faith speculation about the efficacy of proven public health interventions or polluters who deny and downplay their liability, we know that when industries set their own rules, they act only in their best interest and often to the detriment of the public's well-being. Nowhere is this more apparent than with fossil fuel companies that have lobbied exten

When I got my COVID and flu vaccines earlier this year, it didn’t just feel like a health-conscious choice, but a civic duty.  Over the last decade, we’ve increasingly seen how the rise in mis- and disinformation on social media platforms have fueled political polarization and vice versa. This has made even small, personal decisions like getting a flu shot take on some weighty political significance. There are many factors contributing to the rise of the anti-vax movement, in

What does “do no harm” mean in the face of climate change?  That’s what we asked dozens of attendees during our 2nd Annual Climate and Health Conference in Grand Rapids last Saturday. The question inspired fruitful discussions about the line health professionals have to walk when we evaluate short-term, immediate health risks and consider the existential dread climate change presents, where we have no easy cures. The Hippocratic oath is a simple principle behind medicine, but

"I am here today because the decisions made in Michigan—by our legislators—can either protect or endanger the well-being of families across our state. When we talk about health, too often the conversation stops at hospitals, clinics, and prescriptions," Dr. Harris said.

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

“How can a healthy body be resilient in an unhealthy environment?” said Mary-Jacqueline Muli, the Climate Justice Nurse and a MiCCA board member, in one of several references to the public health threats of mold in flooded homes.

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. 

Rolling back the EPA’s ability to regulate planet-warming air pollutants at a time when extreme heat and humidity coupled with wildfire smoke has become a common summer-day occurrence in Michigan is unconscionable.