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...
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...
Watch Live: Biden Delivers Remarks on Afghanistan
President Biden is set to deliver remarks on Afghanistan after a tumultuous weekend that saw the U.S.-backed government fall to...
Detroit Offers 3rd Vaccine Dose; Mayor Duggan Warns of COVID-19 Spread
Mayor Mike Duggan warned Detroit residents Monday to get vaccinated before the city and Michigan begin to resemble a number...
Efforts to Restrict Voting in Michigan, Across U.S. Aim to Succeed Where GOP Failed in 2020 Elections, Journalist Says
Just two months ago, leading scholars of democracy and voting law put out a statement of concern, warning that some...
New Report Showcases Role of Immigrants in Building Community Resilience in Detroit
Global Detroit recently released a study on the impact of Detroit's fast-growing immigrant neighborhoods over several years. Executive Director Steve...
Michigan Surpasses 20,000 Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths
Michigan passed a grim COVID-19 milestone as the state reported more than 20,000 confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 since the...
How to Summer: Level Up Your Picnic and Charcuterie Game With Detroit Charcuterie and Detroit Picnic Company
WDET’s “How to Summer” is a season-long series that offers insider tips and advice from social media and listeners on...
Census: Big Population Drops in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula; Detroit’s Population Continues Decades-Long Slide
Figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau showed some of Michigan’s largest percentage population losses were in the state’s Upper...
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...
Detroit Community and Cultural Organizer Uses Food as a Medium for Ancestral Healing
Rooted shares stories about land tending, community healing and regeneration happening right here on the ancestral land of the Indigenous Anishinaabe, the...
Flooding, Power Outages Hit Michigan as Storms Rake Midwest
Jerome Vaughn/WDET DETROIT (AP) — Heavy rains brought flooding early Thursday, shutting down some freeways in the Detroit area, as...