Highland Park Turns Attention to Water Line Repairs, Funding, After Lead Scare
Eighteen homes have tested for elevated lead levels in the second round of testing in Highland Park, water department director Damon...
Air Pollution Kills 7 Million Every Year. Thousands Are Americans.
Air pollution is a problem that kills millions of people every year, including more than 100,000 Americans. Environmental journalist and author...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Says Recent ICE Raids, Deportations “Racialized, Hate-Filled, Un-American”
She might be a first-term member of Congress, but no one in Michigan’s delegation is getting more attention than Rep....
Where Democratic Presidential Candidates Stand on Climate Change
While the Trump administration has rolled back many climate initiatives and staffing at the Environmental Protection Agency is at a historic...
Journalist Anna Clark On the Lessons to Learn from Flint
Anna Clark It's been five years since a state emergency manager switched Flint's water supply to the Flint river, beginning...
Biden and Harris, Bruised During Debate, take Campaigns to Detroit Streets
Former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, among the frontrunners for the Democratic presidential nomination in many...
Take a Tour of Detroit’s Urban Farms and Gardens
Jake Neher/WDET For those in the know, Detroit’s vibrant urban farming and gardening scene isn’t necessarily new. But that doesn’t...
Detroit Political Junkies Recap and React to This Week’s Presidential Debates
Jake Neher/WDET The second Democratic presidential debate has come and gone. There was talk of important policy changes, there was...
Presidential Candidate Jay Inslee Talks About Detroit Debates, Climate and Campaign
While the second round of debates have concluded here in Detroit, we’re all still talking about them. One of the...
Highland Park Water: We Answered All Your Questions about Lead Detection in Drinking Supply
Jake Neher/WDET Nine homes in Highland Park tested for elevated leads of lead in their drinking water earlier this month. Many...
Lansing is the Only City in Michigan to Replace Every Lead Service Line. Here’s How It Happened
Jake Neher/WDET Even as the disastrous water crisis in Flint was unfolding, there was a city in Michigan that was...
Cory Booker Ahead of Detroit Debates: “Next Leader of This Country Must Be One Who Can Heal”
senate.gov As we get closer to the second round of Democratic debates — which will take place right here in...