Wayne State University Astrophysicist On Why NASA’s Mars Rover Fascinates Us
After traveling nearly 300 million miles for the last 6 months, NASA’s rover ‘Perseverance’ has landed safely on Mars. Shortly...
Congressman Dan Kildee Talks PFAS Task Force, COVID Relief and Equality Act
This was a busy week in Washington. A COVID relief bill is still in the works, which the Senate parlimentarian decided yesterday would...
MSU Researchers Test Detroit Area Sewage for Coronavirus
Monitoring the spread of COVID-19 has been one of the biggest challenges facing public health officials during the pandemic. But...
State Sen. Jeff Irwin Discusses COVID Relief Delay and Renewable Energy
There’s a lot happening in Lansing at the state Capitol right now. Republicans in the state House and Senate are...
What the Texas Power Grid Failure Can Teach Us About Utility Regulation
Amid a week of record-breaking frigid temperatures in the southern part of the United States, more than four million Texans are...
Tlaib, Dingell Introduce Legislation to Stop Water Shutoffs During Coronavirus Pandemic
Representatives from Michigan are re-introducing legislation in Congress that would end water shutoffs during the coronavirus pandemic. “The Emergency Water...
Zoning In On Rezoning Efforts in 48216 and 48209 SW Detroit Neighborhoods
Detroit City Council members are considering a proposal to rezone two neighborhoods of Southwest Detroit. The change would affect the...
General Motors to End Gas-Powered Vehicle Sales in United States by 2035
General Motors plans to stop selling gas-powered vehicles in the U.S. in just 14 years' time, by 2035. The automaker says the move...
What’s At Stake For Metro Detroit’s Environment In 2021?
It’s a new year, and while there is a lot happening in politics and public health nationwide, climate change continues to...
Flint Lawmaker Says Water Crisis Criminal Charges Continue Path Toward Justice
Seven years after the disastrous decision to switch Flint’s water source, nine current and former state government officials face criminal...
Biden Faces Multiple Crises. How Will Climate Change Rank Among Priorities?
Aside from immigration, perhaps no other area of federal policy has been more impacted by the Trump administration than the...
How Coronavirus Changed Detroit’s Water Shutoff Policy
Late last year, officials in Detroit committed to ending the city’s water shut-off policy. The austerity measure was put in...