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Virtual Roundtable: No more smoke screens – Michigan must address dismal air quality

Sep 21, 2026
11:00 am

Hosted by

Teresa Homsi, MPH

Executive Director, Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action

Mary-Jacqueline Muli, RN, BSN

Founder and CEO, The Climate Justice Nurse

Nick Leonard

Executive Director, Great Lakes Environmental Law Center

Sandra Turner-Handy

Interim Executive Director, Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice

Join us for a virtual community roundtable on Detroit’s air pollution—from this summer’s extreme wildfire smoke, to gaps in the protections meant to keep our air safe.

We’ll break down a controversial state proposal to exclude 21 days of high ozone pollution from Detroit’s air quality record, making the region’s air look cleaner on paper than it really is. Hear what this could mean for the health of Detroit-area residents, why accurate air quality data matters and how the public can push for stronger enforcement of clean air protections.

Speakers include:

  • Nick Leonard — Great Lakes Environmental Law Center
  • Mary-Jacqueline K. Muli, BSN, RN — Climate Justice Nurse
  • Sandra Turner-Handy — Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice
  • Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib
  • Moderated by Teresa Homsi, MPH – Michigan Clinicians for Climate Action

Members of the press and the public are welcome and invited to attend. Time will be reserved at the end of the discussion for Q&A.

Register to attend the virtual roundtable

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