DEQ Permits Marathon Refinery Expansion With Emission Curbing Measures
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has approved permits to expand the Marathon Petroleum refinery in southwest Detroit, while curbing some...
RTA Gives First Look at Master Transit Plan [Video + Map]
Regional Transit Authority Chairman Paul Hillegonds says Southeast Michigan needs a viable mass transit system that connects people to jobs,...
The Detroit Origins of Atomic Bomb “Little Boy”
At the corner of Mt Elliott and McNichols, in Northeast Detroit, there's an unassuming machine shop that sits in the middle...
Telos on the Trails Takes Kids’ Philosophy Lessons to Michigan State Parks
Allyson Jones teaches philosophy for children at the Boggs School and in a series called Searching for Telos at the Museum of...
Feds Identify Vehicles in Latest Takata Air Bag Recall
The federal government is specifying the models of 12 million vehicles recalled because they contain defective Takata air bags. The...
Legendary Driver Andretti says Indycar Racing Climbing Back from Abyss
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET The stars of Indycar racing are preparing for next weekend’s Detroit Grand Prix. But they have a stop...
State Lifts Most Lane Restrictions For Weekend Travel
The Michigan Department of Transportation is giving road workers and drivers a break for Memorial Day weekend. The state plans...
Feds: Ships Can Pull Asian Carp Through Electric Barriers
A new federal report finds barges could accidentally allow Asian carp to cross electric barriers designed to keep the invasive...
Learn How to Eat Bugs This Weekend
There is an opportunity to broaden your palate this weekend. Beginning today , May 26, the first Edible Insect Conference...
Other Rust Belt Cities Should Get Grand Bargains, Manhattan Institute Says
Manhattan Institute Foundations in other Rust Belt cities should contribute to underfunded municipal pensions, argues a Manhattan Institute author,...
SEMCOG: Fatal Traffic Crashes Increased in 2015
The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments is advising motorists to take precautions when traveling over the Memorial Day weekend. The...
DTE Installs Solar Panels in Lapeer
DTE Energy will power nine thousand homes in Lapeer with a new solar panel park. The array, which will include...