Detroit Denies Aevitas Special Land Use
July 17, 2026Residents encouraged by the decision to block the reopening of the facility that had flooded their communities with burning oil and rotten egg smells for over a decade. Continue Reading →
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Public Hearing! Aevitas Wants to Rebuild & Expand
Buildings, Safety, Engineering, and Environmental Department (BSEED) HearingWednesday, June 17, 2026 — 9:00 AMVirtual via Zoom: https://cityofdetroit.zoom.us/j/89517106887Dial in: 1-267-831-0333Written comments: zoning@detroitmi.govCase No. SLU2026-00019 Aevitas Specialty Services, the used oil recycling plant Continue Reading →
Aevitas Wants to Rebuild. EGLE Is Reviewing the Permit. Here Are Some Questions That Deserve Answers.
Read our page on Aevitas A new air permit application would let the oil recycling facility at 663 Lycaste return to full operations, with many of the same problems that Continue Reading →
Building a Community-Centered Air Monitoring System in Detroit
Prepared by Eden BloomEast Side EnvironmentalApril 2026 Summary Detroit’s air-monitoring network is fragmented. Government, private, and community systems operate in isolation, measuring different pollutants with different methods, often without coordination Continue Reading →
Media Roundup: DTE’s Fast-Tracked Data-Center Proposal and the “Stargate” Project in Saline Township
DTE Energy is seeking state approval to power a 1.4-gigawatt data-center complex in Saline Township, developed by Stephen Ross’s Related Companies through its new subsidiary Related Digital. The proposed “Stargate Campus,”announced with OpenAI and Oracle Corporation, would rank Continue Reading →
Environmental Analysis: Let’s Build More Housing’s R2 Up-Zoning and Industry
Updated with FOIA’d EGLE Violation data Nov 9, 2025 – The map shows R2 residential zones in green and industrial zones in black, revealing heavy overlap in Districts 4, 5, and Continue Reading →
Aevitas Complaint Analysis
Purpose This analysis reviews data from the Michigan EGLE Pollution Emergency Alerting System (PEAS) to evaluate neighborhood air-quality conditions before and after the June 30, 2025 fire and shutdown at Aevitas Specialty Services Continue Reading →