Heavy Rain Spills Over Into Sewer Spat Between EGLE, Macomb County
State and local officials are at odds over how to handle sewage overflows caused by heavy rain. On Jan. 11,...
Coping With Anxiety About A Changing Planet
Ecological anxiety, also known as climate grief, is a fairly new concept. In his 1984 book "Biophilia," E. O. Wilson, a...
Green Liquid Being Tested At Detroit Business Has Links to 696 Spillage
A green liquid found buried at a Detroit business is being tested by Michigan environmental regulators due to it's similarity...
Detroit Scores $1 Million To Boost Recycling Efforts
State authorities recently announced $2 million dollars in grants aimed at increasing Michigan's recycling rate and educating the public on what's...
Metro Detroit Reacts to ‘Green Ooze’ Contaminant With Humor, Concern
Laura Herberg/WDET Inside Hazel Park’s Max Dugan Saloon staffers are trying to make the best of a toxic situation. “We...
Cleanup Continues at ‘Green Ooze’ site in Madison Heights
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) is continuing testing and cleanup at a former electro-plating business...
Environmental Racism, Blue New Deal And Other 2020 Campaign Terms You Need to Know
In 2020, we'll encounter a number of terms, policies and talking points that will spur discussion on the debate stage...
Michigan Saw Impacts of Climate Change in 2019, Including Record Great Lakes Water Levels
The United Nations annual climate talks in Madrid, Spain ended with a general call for greater efforts to tackle climate...
How Feeding Yourself Is Freeing Yourself
Stephen Henderson speaks with Dr. Monica White, a Detroit native and author of the book “Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black...
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and Sen. Jim Ananich On Living the Flint Water Crisis
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and State Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich of Flint join Stephen Henderson at a live event at the Detroit Public...
A Flint Mom and a Journalist Describe How the Community Spoke Truth To Power
Melissa Mays is a Flint mother-turned-activist who says she and her children are suffering from illnesses caused by chemicals they ingested...
Three Experts On Preventing Another Flint Water Crisis
Jiquanda Johnson is a Flint-area native with more than 16 years of experience in journalism including print, television and digital media....