Detroit Area Activists Talk Green Ooze, Environmental Awareness and Tri-County Solidarity

Last weekend a group of citizens, activists and others gathered near the site of the now-infamous green ooze that’s been leaching...

‘Living’ Concrete Could Solve Michigan’s Pothole Problems

Imagine if the potholes in Michigan’s roads could actually heal themselves? Or if the state could literally grow new roads?...

Heavy Rain Spills Over Into Sewer Spat Between EGLE, Macomb County

State and local officials are at odds over how to handle sewage overflows caused by heavy rain. On Jan. 11,...

Coping With Anxiety About A Changing Planet

Ecological anxiety, also known as climate grief, is a fairly new concept. In his 1984 book "Biophilia," E. O. Wilson, a...

Green Liquid Being Tested At Detroit Business Has Links to 696 Spillage

A green liquid found buried at a Detroit business is being tested by Michigan environmental regulators due to it's similarity...

Detroit Scores $1 Million To Boost Recycling Efforts

State authorities recently announced $2 million dollars in grants aimed at increasing Michigan's recycling rate and educating the public on what's...

Metro Detroit Reacts to ‘Green Ooze’ Contaminant With Humor, Concern

Laura Herberg/WDET Inside Hazel Park’s Max Dugan Saloon staffers are trying to make the best of a toxic situation. “We...

Cleanup Continues at ‘Green Ooze’ site in Madison Heights

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) is continuing testing and cleanup at a former electro-plating business...

Environmental Racism, Blue New Deal And Other 2020 Campaign Terms You Need to Know

In 2020, we'll encounter a number of terms, policies and talking points that will spur discussion on the debate stage...

Michigan Saw Impacts of Climate Change in 2019, Including Record Great Lakes Water Levels

The United Nations annual climate talks in Madrid, Spain ended with a general call for greater efforts to tackle climate...

How Feeding Yourself Is Freeing Yourself

Stephen Henderson speaks with Dr. Monica White, a Detroit native and author of the book “Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black...

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and Sen. Jim Ananich On Living the Flint Water Crisis

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and State Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich of Flint join Stephen Henderson at a live event at the Detroit Public...