Southeast Michigan Environmental Issues: Climate Change, Clean Energy, Safe Water
Climate change. Renewable energy. Safe drinking water. Candice Fortman Environmental attorney Nick Schroeck is concerned about all of those issues...
Justice for All…Where the Environment is Concerned
Pollution knows no boundaries. “It’s important to understand that if it’s bothering Detroit, it’s also bothering Romulus, Michigan, it’s bothering...
“Our Environment, Our Waterways”: Top Issues for the Great Lakes
To predict southeast Michigan’s environmental future, look upstream. Candice Fortman That’s what Dave Spratt, chief executive officer of the Institute...
Wayne County Could Finish Downtown Jail
Wayne County could try to finish building a new jail in downtown Detroit. Construction stopped in 2013 after the project...
Wayne County Finances Firming Up
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans says the county’s finances are in much better shape than they were when he took...
Mitzvah Day: Bringing the Community Together
Stephen Henderson welcomes to Detroit Today, David Kurzmann, the Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) and Sumaiya...
Detroit City Council Passes New Laws for Medical Marijuana Centers
The Detroit City Council has passed zoning ordinances that will regulate medical marijuana dispensaries. The measures will create zoning restrictions...
CuriosiD: Why Are There Swastikas in Parts of Indian Village?
This week’s installment of CuriosiD investigates a question from WDET listener Savala.“Why are sidewalks in Indian Village stamped with Swastikas? The stamps...
How to talk to Children about Bad Things
Despite the feeling of holiday cheer this time of yea recent tragic events continue to linger on the minds of many...
Making Charitable Donations at the End of Year
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan was established in 1984 for the betterment of the residents of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb,...
M1 Rail and Associated Health Risks or Benefits
Researchers are looking at how Detroit’s M-1 Rail might change the health of the residents living close to the mass...
DPD Fifth Precinct Re-Opens
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET The Detroit Police Department has re-opened the Fifth Precinct on the city’s east side. Many precincts across...