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The Metro: Air quality in Detroit is better. A local physician is still concerned

Sam Corey, The Metro, Matt Williams July 21, 2026

Wildfire smoke at times last week made Detroit’s air quality the worst in the world — that's in a place that...

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The Metro: When the power goes out, people call the mayor

The Metro, Robyn Vincent July 20, 2026

What does accountability look like for Michigan’s utilities after over half a million residents lost power earlier this month?  Last...

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The Metro: How Michiganders are adapting to extreme weather

Sam Corey, The Metro July 20, 2026

Over the past four months, northern Michigan has experienced a series of extreme weather events. In March, an ice storm...

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The Metro: Is local food safer? A Detroit farmer weighs in

The Metro, Robyn Vincent July 15, 2026

The cyclospora outbreak has highlighted just how hard it is to trace a bag of lettuce through a supply chain...

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The Metro: Is cyclospora outbreak a food safety reckoning?

The Metro, Robyn Vincent July 15, 2026

In a normal year, Michigan sees about 50 cases of a parasite called cyclospora. As of July 16, over 4,000...

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The Metro: A contested police shooting, and a city’s own transparency law

The Metro, Robyn Vincent July 14, 2026

Hours before the Ford Fireworks last month, a Detroit police officer shot 18-year-old Alonzo Lee-Perkins several times during a foot...

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The Metro: State regulator says DTE restoration timelines ‘weren’t what they needed to be’

Sam Corey, The Metro, Israa Harb July 14, 2026

Many Michiganders feel powerless over their own electrical power. That’s because, despite approved rate hikes, when a storm hits the...

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The Metro: The Republican gubernatorial campaigns — and the shifts they signal about the party

Sam Corey, The Metro, Israa Harb July 13, 2026

After President Donald Trump took the country to war and raised costs, many Republicans are finding it difficult to campaign...

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The Metro: Why partisan politics makes it harder to keep the lights on in Michigan

Sam Corey, The Metro, Owen Armentrout July 13, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of Michiganders lost power over the weekend of July Fourth, prompting a conversation about the fragility of the...

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The Metro: Learning can be hard, but healthy relationships make it easier

Sam Corey, The Metro, Israa Harb July 9, 2026

Learning has become harder for many students as fewer people are reading due to the distractions of new technologies. While...

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The Metro: Michigan’s grid keeps failing and the fight to fix it is growing louder

The Metro, Robyn Vincent July 9, 2026

There is a quiet that settles into a house when the power has been out for three days. The hum...

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The Metro: From demand letter to lawsuit — why the Detroit Tenant Union is suing a local court to protect renters

Sam Corey, The Metro, Owen Armentrout July 8, 2026

While Detroit law says a landlord cannot rent a home until it’s been deemed livable by city inspectors, 86% of...

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