Marathon to Buyout Homes in Southwest Detroit
Marathon Petroleum will buy homes from residents living near the Detroit Refinery starting next year. The voluntary purchase program is...
What Does Granholm’s Tenure as Governor Tell Us About Qualifications for Energy Secretary?
As President-elect Joe Biden continues to roll out his cabinet picks, this week brought some big news for Michiganders. Biden...
EPA Grant Allows EGLE To Plan for Enhanced Air Monitoring In SE Michigan In 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently selected Michigan to receive a $500,000 grant to go toward community-scale air monitoring. The...
Duggan Reaffirms Commitment to Ending Water Shutoffs, Responds to Skeptical Activists
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced last week that the city will extend its moratorium on water shutoffs for another two...
Water Activists Skeptical of Duggan’s Commitment to End Water Shutoff Policy
In 2014, the United Nations called Detroit’s water shutoffs policy “contrary to human rights.” Now, six years later, Mayor Mike...
High Water Levels On Tap This Winter As November Marks The Start Of A New Water Year
The general public may be approaching the end of the calendar year, but climate scientists have just started a new year...
University of Michigan Dives Into New Project Highlighting Detroit River Stories
After years of work, the University of Michigan is launching the Detroit River Story Lab. It's a multi-faceted partnership between the...
Did You Know There Are 150 Year Old Fish Swimming Around The Great Lakes?
While the nation's political anxiety has arguably never been higher, it may provide some respite to remember that regardless of the...
Detroit Needs Trees to Combat Effects of Climate Change
Environmental writer Brian Allnutt has written a new piece in Planet Detroit exploring the Detroit canopy and the relationship that Detroit...
Fiat Chrysler Adds 4,100 Detroiters to Workforce
Fiat Chrysler has hired 4,100 Detroiters as the automaker converts and expands its plants on the city's east side. Mayor...
Michigan Proposal 1: A Voter’s Guide to Park Funding
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly listed the Michigan Environmental Council and Nature Conservancy of Michigan as opponents of...
MichMash: A History of Enbridge Pipeline Controversies in Michigan
The decade-long fight over what to do about the aging oil and gas pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac is...