Nina Ignaczak, Planet Detroit

A naming committee will seek input from members in selecting a new name, aiming to finalize the change by Sept. 1.

Birders of Michigan founder April Campbell said the decision by National Audubon to keep its name is 'a big middle finger to people of color.'

The request, which paves the way for metro Detroit to avoid ozone regulation, comes as the rates of asthma, which is caused and triggered by ozone, are rising in Black communities in Detroit.