Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn commits to 100% renewable energy at city buildings
The city of Dearborn is opting in to DTE Energy’s MIGreenPower program to get municipal buildings to 100% renewable energy...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan communities receive $67M in grants to improve water infrastructure
Several Michigan communities were recently awarded a total of $67.1 million in state grants to replace hazardous lead drinking water...
Health, environmental groups join lawsuit to overturn EPA ozone designation in Detroit
Health and environmental groups are joining a Sierra Club lawsuit claiming the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wrongly found that southeast Michigan now...
Detroit Evening Report: New tool aims to improve ‘Tree Equity’ in Detroit neighborhoods
A new tool from the conservation nonprofit American Forests aims to show Detroiters of all economic backgrounds how increasing their...
Detroit Today: Detroit just built America’s first electric charging road
Detroit is now home to America’s first stretch of road that wirelessly charges electric vehicles. Located on 14th Street in...
EGLE drafts consent order after Stellantis plant violates air permit
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has drafted a plan to enforce an air permit violation...
Deal to stop Great Lakes water diversion has worked for 15 years
Michigan and seven other states made a pact in 2005 to protect the Great Lakes from environmental and human-made threats....
Detroit Today: Michigan Public Service Commission chair on DTE rate hikes, utility oversight
Last week, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved a rate increase for DTE Energy customers and greenlit the construction of...
Detroit Evening Report: Urban farm tracking pollution from nearby Stellantis plant
A local urban farm is tracking toxic chemicals in the air from the nearby Stellantis plant.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...
Detroit Evening Report: National Weather Service, Eastside Community Network co-host training session on winter hazards
The National Weather Service and the Eastside Community Network are co-hosting a Winter & Flooding Skywarn presentation on Wednesday for...
Whitmer signs directive to transition state fleet to emissions-free by 2024
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Tuesday instructing state departments and agencies to accelerate their transition to zero-emission vehicles...
Commission approves plans to replace Line 5 oil pipelines with underground tunnel
The tunnel for the controversial Line 5 oil pipeline was approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission on Friday. Despite...