This Guide to Vegan Beauty Products Will Help You Be Ethical and Gorgeous
Veganism is trending, but dietary concerns are just one part of what it means to be vegan. There’s also a...
A New Short Film Shows How Air Pollution Affects a Detroit Family With Asthma
Southwest Detroit has dealt with air pollution for decades. Many people who live there have asthma, which they attribute to...
Created Equal, Season 2: Melissa Mays, Flint Mom of Three, Still Fighting the Effects of Poisoned Water
In this episode, Stephen Henderson speaks with Melissa Mays, a Flint mother turned activist who says she and her children are...
What’s cooking? Thanksgiving leftover recipes that don’t waste food
Meta Stange Let's be honest: Thanksgiving can be wasteful. So 101.9 WDET decided to find some useful ways to cut...
How to have an environmentally-friendly Thanksgiving holiday
Between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, Americans throw out an extra 25 percent of waste; which translates to roughly 1...
Detroit Water Quality Tests Below State’s Action Level But Funding Challenges Remain
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) reported its latest lead testing results fell below the state’s lead action level...
Detroit City Council Rejects Duggan’s Blight Bond Proposal. Now What?
Detroit City Council voted down a proposal to add a $250-million blight bond question to the March primary ballot. The...
Hospitals Help Patients But Not the Planet. Here’s How to Change That.
Healthcare facilities in the United States dispose of 4 billion pounds of waste annually, making them the second largest contributor to...
Doubt Looms Large Over Detroit Demolitions, as City Council Weighs Blight Bond Proposal
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan made a big pitch to the city this fall: If residents vote “YES” on a $250-million...
Skip Forever 21 With These 5 Tips For a More Sustainable Wardrobe
People are buying and discarding clothing at a rate that has never been seen before. According to the New York...
Michigan Has Its Share of Wildfires, Caused Mostly by People
Wildfires have killed more than 100 people and destroyed thousands of homes in California since 2017. Cal Fire, the state's...
Created Equal, Season 2: Marc Edwards
Marc Edwards, a civil engineer and University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech conducted the research confirming that lead was poisoning...