Is the Line 5 Tunnel a Bridge to Michigan’s Energy Future or a Bad Deal?
The Canadian pipeline company Enbridge Energy plans to spend a $500 million building a 4-mile-long tunnel to encase the part...
As COVID-19 Cases Surge in Michigan, Detroit Expands Vaccination Program
The Detroit Health Department is expanding its daily coronavirus vaccine capacity. Starting Monday, the TCF Center mass vaccination site is expected to provide 8,000...
Online Learning During COVID-19 Pandemic Comes With Positive and Negative Effects
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, K-12 education has been conducted largely online for more than a year. Researchers are examining the impact on...
Detroit Students Struggle To Earn Degrees Despite Financial Help
Detroit youth face significant challenges when it comes to successfully graduating from high school and attending college. For decades, it's been an issue...
Belle Isle Conservancy Gears Up For Earth Week With Pandemic-Friendly Changes To Annual Island Cleanup
Earth Week is just a couple of weeks away and environmental groups all along the Detroit River are gearing up...
Grand Rapids Turns to Natural Infrastructure To Deal With Extreme Rain Events
Climate change in the Great Lakes region means more intense storms. Already some towns are finding they’re flooding where they...
All Detroiters 16 and Older Are Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine
Any Detroiter 16 years or older can get the coronavirus vaccine. The new eligibility comes as the city introduces a...
Supporters Hope Infrastructure Spending Can Help Reduce Inequality in Michigan
The new focus on a massive infrastructure spending plan in Washington has big implications here in Michigan. As part of...
How Wetlands Can Help Prevent Property Damage and Save Lives During Floods
The Great Lakes region is seeing more intense rainstorms. Storms that were once considered 100-year events or even 500-year events...
Ron Weiser Makes Misogynistic Remarks about Michigan’s Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General
Ron Weiser, the chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, made misogynistic comments about Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Attorney General Dana Nessel and joked...
Gilbert Family Foundation, Rocket Community Fund’s $500M Initiative Aims To Erase Tax Debt for Low-Income Detroiters
Billionaire and Quicken Loans co-founder Dan Gilbert is leading an effort to erase property tax debt for thousands of Detroit...
Michigan Sees Virus Surge, But Tighter Restrictions Unlikely
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, which not long ago had one of the country’s lowest COVID-19 infection rates, is confronting...