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Author Archives: Bill Kubota

Posted inNews, Protect, Video

Detroit’s riverfront recovery, documented

by Bill Kubota April 6, 2018November 10, 2025

A new film shows the progress on the waterfront Randin Brown grew up in Farmington Hills, Michigan. She’s working these days in Los Angeles as an assistant director on television […]

Posted inNews, Video

Chasing Fugitive Dust in Detroit

by Bill Kubota January 3, 2018November 10, 2025
Posted inFlint, News, Protect, Video, Water Quality

Fighting for air in Southwest Detroit

by Bill Kubota December 8, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inNews, Protect, Video

Oh, the water. Is it back on yet?

by Bill Kubota August 17, 2017November 10, 2025
Posted inNews, Protect, Video

Fighting Great Lakes Invasives on YouTube

by Bill Kubota July 9, 2017
Posted inLatest News, News, Protect, Video

Toxic Town: Michigan’s most polluted zip code

by Bill Kubota June 19, 2017November 10, 2025

Latest News

  • Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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