Federal and State Environmental Crews Working to Mitigate Danger after Flat Rock Gas Leak
Thousands of Flat Rock residents remain under an evacuation order following last week’s gasoline leak into the city’s sewer system. ...
Updates Abound at Newly Reopened Belle Isle Aquarium
Belle Isle Conservancy After more than a year, the Belle Isle Aquarium has reopened its doors to the public. The...
Weeks After Storms, Detroiters Wait For Help
There’s been a familiar hum for some residents living in Southwest Detroit. It comes from a diesel-powered generator the size of...
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Talks COVID-19, Floods and Census Response
After the FDA authorized additional COVID-19 vaccine doses for the immunocompromised, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced he would offer a third dose...
Solutions for Worsening Plastic Pollution in Great Lakes: “It’s Not Enough Just to Pick Up Trash”
Pollution -- specifically plastic pollution -- is threatening the Great Lakes. Crain’s Detroit Business recently put together a major analysis...
Unpacking the Infrastructure Package and What It Means for Michigan
Earlier this week, the Senate passed a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, a sweeping piece of legislation that has already made...
Reps. Debbie Dingell and Fred Upton on Bipartisan Support for Sweeping Infrastructure Bill
A monumental $1 trillion infrastructure bill took shape earlier this week in Washington. Two lawmakers from Michigan, who were part of the...
Infrastructure Bill May Help Address Flooding in Michigan, But Only If There’s a Plan, Dingell Says
There’s hope in Michigan that any infrastructure package in Washington, D.C. might help address flooding problems in the state. As...
Flooded Basement in Metro Detroit? Here’s How to Apply for FEMA Disaster Assistance
When President Joe Biden declared the storm that impacted metro Detroit on June 25-26 a major disaster, it released funding from...
Plastic Pollution in Great Lakes Is “Becoming Increasingly Worse”
The Great Lakes are Michigan’s most precious resource, but plastic pollution and PFAS chemicals in our waterways are actively harming...
Southeast Michigan Grappling with New Climate Realities
Large floods have been devastating Southeast Michigan throughout the summer, and the intensifying storms can be linked directly to a...
MDOT Says I-75 Will Remain Down to One Lane Through August for Repairs
Early in July a tanker fire on I-75 at Big Beaver caused the freeway to close and has since left it...