New University of Michigan Report Details State and Future of Hydraulic Fracturing
The University of Michigan’s Graham Sustainability Institute released a report today about the potential future of natural gas extraction in...
Marissa Gawel is a reporter in WDET’s newsroom. She originally joined the station as an intern after working for a social media start-up in San Francisco.
Marissa grew up in Grosse Pointe and then graduated from the University of Michigan with degrees in International Studies and German. She’s worked as a cherry picker, photographer, chakra adviser, magazine editor, and innkeeper.
Enbridge Energy Running Oil Spill Mitigation Practice Exercise Near Mackinac
Enbridge Energy is running drills tomorrow to deal with a potential oil spill from its pipeline under the Straits of...
State Fund Loaning $3.5 Million to Wurlitzer Building Developers
The Michigan Strategic Fund is awarding a loan to the owners of the Wurlitzer Building in Detroit. The Michigan Economic Development...
Conservators Making Significant Progress on River Raisin Recovery Efforts
The US Environmental Protection Agency is removing a couple of ecological issues from the River Raisin thanks to recent recovery...
EPA Gives $4.5 Million to Restore the Clinton River
Bob Julius/Creative Commons The US Environmental Protection Agency is awarding Sterling Heights and Utica $4.5 million to clean-up the Clinton...
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Awards $285,000 to Grow the State’s Water Trail Network
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is funding the mapping of water trails on the Huron and Clinton Rivers and other...
DIA Announces New Director
Marissa Gawel/WDET The Detroit Institute of Arts has selected a replacement for former president and CEO Graham Beal. The museum’s...
Grosse Pointers Working to Create an NAACP Chapter
A group of Grosse Pointe residents are working to increase diversity within the city by starting a new NAACP chapter. Greg Bowens,...
Detroit Artist Unveiling Literary Portrait Series
Courtesy of Nicole Macdonald A Detroit artist is unveiling a set of paintings honoring literary figures of the city’s past...
Volunteers Needed for Bug Count on the Rouge River
The non-profit Friends of the Rouge is looking for volunteers to survey insect life in the Rouge River. The organization has been counting...
Ford Partnering with Steven Spielberg-Founded Shoah Foundation
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg is partnering with Ford Motor Company to integrate testimonies from genocide survivors into the curriculum in Detroit...
Wayne County Port Authority Trying to Figure out Future of Detroit Terminal
Wayne County Port Authority officials are trying to figure out the future of passenger transportation at the Detroit terminal. One cruise...