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Congressman Dan Kildee Talks Flint Water Lawsuit, New PFAS Bill, Mueller Report

Dan Kildee The Flint Water Crisis is one of the biggest public health catastrophes we’ve ever seen in Michigan, or...

Measles Outbreak in Oakland County: Will This Change Attitudes Toward Vaccines?

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention As of April 2, there have been 34 confirmed cases of measles in Michigan...

The Inequality of Air Pollution: Who Creates It and Who Breathes It In?

Jake Neher/WDET Last week’s news that the Detroit incinerator would close was cheered by environmental activists who had worked for...

The ‘Chaos’ of Scrapping the Entire Affordable Care Act

Kaiser Health News The Affordable Care Act should be completely and entirely struck down, according to a recent court filing from...

Is Trump’s Goal to Eliminate HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Ten Years Possible?

Jennifer Kates In his State of the Union Address, President Trump declared he would lead his administration to eliminate the...

Work By Two Michigan Artists Fueling Art With Politics on Display This Weekend

Jake Neher/WDET The crossover between art and politics has been with us forever, as one has powered the other to...

Meet the Couple Reunited in Michigan After Two Years of Separation Under Travel Ban

Gus Navarro/WDET We’ve heard a lot in the past year about how the Trump administration’s immigration policies affect families. A recent piece...

Detroit Public Television Debuts PFAS Special “The Forever Chemicals” Thursday Night

Jake Neher/WDET Detroit Public Television's initiative Great Lakes Now debuts a new half-hour special about PFAS chemical contamination Thursday night. Great Lakes Now is...

Detroit Incinerator Shuts Down After Years of Controversy

Jake Neher/WDET It seemingly came out of nowhere on Wednesday -- the facility known by most of us as the Detroit Incinerator...

Activists, Lawmakers Working to Keep Detroiters in Their Homes

Jake Neher/WDET Much of last year on Detroit Today was spent exploring all the ways that housing insecurity drives poverty. Even people...

Under the Radar Michigan Guys Talk Favorite Spring Break Spots

Jake Neher/WDET March means Spring Break. While many people flock to warmer climates, those of us who know a thing or...

Meet the Civil Rights Activist Who Took Over a Neo-Nazi Group in Detroit to Destroy It

James Stern It sounds like the plot out of a fantastic Hollywood movie. A black civil rights activist finds a way to...