Did You Know There Are 150 Year Old Fish Swimming Around The Great Lakes?

While the nation's political anxiety has arguably never been higher, it may provide some respite to remember that regardless of the...

Detroit Needs Trees to Combat Effects of Climate Change

Environmental writer Brian Allnutt has written a new piece in Planet Detroit exploring the Detroit canopy and the relationship that Detroit...

Fiat Chrysler Adds 4,100 Detroiters to Workforce

Fiat Chrysler has hired 4,100 Detroiters as the automaker converts and expands its plants on the city's east side.  Mayor...

Michigan Proposal 1: A Voter’s Guide to Park Funding

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly listed the Michigan Environmental Council and Nature Conservancy of Michigan as opponents of...

MichMash: A History of Enbridge Pipeline Controversies in Michigan

The decade-long fight over what to do about the aging oil and gas pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac is...

Michigan Officials Continue to Gather Information, Plan for I-375 Revamp

In 2013, conversations around the city of Detroit and state began to discuss the removal of Interstate 375 and new...

Meet Erika Jensen, the First Woman To Lead Great Lakes Commission

For the first time since it was created in 1955, the Great Lakes Commission will be helmed by a woman. ...

Vox’ Matthew Yglesias: The Argument for Massive Population Growth

A popular American mentality is that bigger is better. "For places like Southeast Michigan, the fact that the tax base has...

Space Weather Could Cause Technical Glitches on Earth

The next time your mobile phone drops a call, the sun could be to blame. Solar activity, or "space weather," can...

First Look: Belle Isle’s New Multi-Million Dollar “Oudolf Garden”

With planting finished at Oudolf Garden Detroit, the free public garden on Belle Isle is one step closer to opening...

What Labor Day Travelers Should Know Before Visiting Michigan Beaches

This Labor Day weekend, people will likely flock to the beaches along Michigan’s coastline to get in a few final...

Michigan’s Air Quality May Be Worse Than We Know

Many area residents are familiar with the often-repeated phrase that 48217 – an area of Southwest Detroit — is Michigan’s...