Ypsilanti Township fight over U-M computing center intensifies with moratorium
Ypsilanti Township officials passed a 180 day moratorium on major electrical infrastructure in a continued effort to pause plans by...
Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning journalist, managing editor, and lead reporter of WDET's new environmental series, the Detroit Tree Canopy Project, as well as WDET's CuriosiD podcast. She was the host of WDET’s CultureShift and a founding producer of the station’s flagship news talk show *Detroit Today*. Amanda also held the positions of morning and afternoon host at WDET and previously worked as a radio and television reporter for Arizona Public Media.
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Lathrup Village plans first city arboretum
Lathrup Village is creating a new tree garden as part of a larger effort to keep its mature trees healthy,...
If approved, EPA proposal will change ozone standards for Detroit region
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeks to approve a request from Michigan's Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE)...
Pontiac Oaks Park reopens after $3 million restoration
Officials in Oakland County and Pontiac are celebrating the completion of a $3 million renovation of Pontiac Oaks Park, turning...
Unlike us, wildfire smoke has little health effect on Michigan’s tree canopy
Michigan’s air quality declined dangerously earlier this month due to wildfire smoke from Minnesota and Canada. Pollutants in the smoke can...
Bloomfield Hills celebrates greenspace partnership
Oakland County Parks and Bloomfield Hills Schools are working together to turn natural areas into public parks. Officials say that...
Michigan’s air quality declines as Canadian wildfire smoke reaches the state
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy announced a statewide Air Quality Alert for Wednesday, July 15. Smoke from...
The fight to save Michigan’s hemlock trees is far from over
Michigan’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says the spread of hemlock woolly adelgid along Lake Michigan is increasing. Native...
Is the Wayne County Airport Authority quietly limiting public access after ICE controversy?
Public access to the Wayne County Airport Authority's monthly meetings has changed, according to officials and an inside source. The...
Public comments on Flock surveillance halted in Oakland County meeting
Tensions erupted at the Oakland County Board of Commissioners meeting as residents objected to the approval of a controversial Flock...
The fight against a $1.2 billion U-M and Los Alamos-backed data center continues
Activists in Ypsilanti Township keep fighting to halt a data center development associated with nuclear weapons research.Stop the Data Center members...
Michigan DNR offers help for tree planting and care to celebrate Arbor Day
Arbor Day began in 1872 as a means for everyday citizens to plant more trees. What began more than a...