State Agencies Weigh In on Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline
Jake Neher/WDET State agencies have weighed in on the controversial Enbridge Line 5 pipeline. There’s still time for people to...
Environment
Does the Constant News Cycle Give You ‘Issue Fatigue?’
National Wildlife Federation A recent political cartoon floating around the internet says “My desire to be well-informed is currently at...
Detroit Makes Positive Impression on Dutch Architect
When Bob Hendrikx came to Detroit from The Netherlands, he had heard stories about the city's decline. It didn't stop...
Are These Bugs Pestering You?
Winter weather conditions helped produce an abundance of Box Elder Bugs in Southeast Michigan. The beetle-like bugs have a black...
Brown Recluse Spider Spins its Web Throughout Most Southeast Michigan Counties
News of a nasty arachnid that’s made its way to Michigan is prompting hundreds of residents to send pictures of...
FLOW Calls Analysis of the Line 5 Pipeline ‘Unreliable’
Pat Batcheller A Great Lakes advocacy organization is criticizing a report on possible alternatives to using Enbridge Energy's ‘Line 5’...
The Detroit River: Planning a Visit? Here’s Information [MAP]
Stretching from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie while it runs between Detroit and Windsor, the Detroit River offers parks,...
CuriosiD: What’s Happened at the State Fairgrounds?
Listener Jennifer Gulati is curious about the status of the Michigan State Fairgrounds at Woodward and 8 Mile. “I show...
How Significant is Volvo’s Move Away From Traditional Engines?
Jennifer Pruss/WDET This week Volvo announced its line of cars will all be electric or hybrid-electric in two years. Multiple...
GOP State Lawmaker: Asian Carp “A Slow Motion Disaster That We’re Allowing… Right Before Our Eyes”
Office of state Sen. John Proos Last week, a fisherman caught a live Asian Carp in waterways nine miles away...
State Environmental Agency Sues Flint to Make Water Deal
Sascha Raiyn/WDET The state of Michigan is in federal court trying to force the city of Flint to accept a...
Live Asian Carp Discovered in Chicago Waterway
A live Asian carp has been discovered in a Chicago waterway about nine miles from Lake Michigan. Federal and state...