Duggan Threatens Legal Action Over Marathon Refinery Expansion
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is urging the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to deny a permit that would allow for...
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 1-30-16
Next time on RREM, new Motor City music from Chris Bathgate, and JR JR, plus Anderson. Paak to Peter Frampton...
City of Southfield Embroiled in Argument with Church and DEQ Over Oil Drilling
An application to drill for oil within the Southfield city limits is creating a backlash from residents and local...
How Many Homeless in Detroit?
Volunteers and staff from homeless organizations across Detroit plan to comb the streets tonight (WEDS) looking for those without shelter....
No Chocolate for Bears!
Michigan may follow other states in banning the use of chocolate for bear bait. A group of organizations that are...
Residents Object to Proposed Marathon Refinery Expansion
When the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality held its last meeting at River Rouge High School a few weeks ago, many...
Examining Rapper Kendrick Lamar’s Work Through a Literary Lens
Flickr Since its inception 40 years ago, Hip-Hop has been populated with rappers speaking truth to power from the street-level...
The Parallels Between the 1960s’ Anti-War Movement and Today
PBS, American Experience Racial tension. Debates over Civil and Constitutional rights. A movement of disenchanted young people. Frustration over a...
Can Officials Face Criminal Charges Over Water Crisis in Flint?
"The drinking water crisis in Flint is a complex disaster involving multiple levels of regulatory failure." -- Nick Schroeck Bre'Anna...
Lawsuit Requests Federal Judge to Order Replacement of Flint Pipes
A new lawsuit is asking a federal judge to order the quick replacement of lead pipes in Flint. The city’s...
Ford Exiting Japan, Indonesia
Officials with the Ford Motor Company say the automaker will cease operations in Japan and Indonesia by the end of...
Winter Blast Festival to Raise Money for Children in Flint
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET The Meridian Winter Blast Festival is teaming up with the Community Foundation of Greater Flint to raise...