DEQ Permits Marathon Refinery Expansion With Emission Curbing Measures
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has approved permits to expand the Marathon Petroleum refinery in southwest Detroit, while curbing some...
RTA Gives First Look at Master Transit Plan [Video + Map]
Regional Transit Authority Chairman Paul Hillegonds says Southeast Michigan needs a viable mass transit system that connects people to jobs,...
Indy 500 Races to Remain Relevant at Century Mark
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET This Sunday marks the 100th running of the most famous auto race in the world – the...
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 5-28-16
This week on RREM, celebrating Laith Al Saadi's great run on The Voice, new Motor City band Empty Houses, Charles...
The Detroit Origins of Atomic Bomb “Little Boy”
At the corner of Mt Elliott and McNichols, in Northeast Detroit, there's an unassuming machine shop that sits in the middle...
Telos on the Trails Takes Kids’ Philosophy Lessons to Michigan State Parks
Allyson Jones teaches philosophy for children at the Boggs School and in a series called Searching for Telos at the Museum of...
The Slow Roll Rolls on Mackinac Island
Courtesy of Slow Roll If you live anywhere near downtown Detroit, you've probably seen the Slow Roll on Monday evenings; thousands of...
Head of Michigan ACLU Wishes Flint Would be Bigger Focus For Mackinac Conference
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/ Public Domain The head of Michigan's primary civil liberties advocacy group, ACLU of Michigan, says business...
Feds Identify Vehicles in Latest Takata Air Bag Recall
The federal government is specifying the models of 12 million vehicles recalled because they contain defective Takata air bags. The...
Sal Khan: No Reason To Waste Resources on Textbooks With Online Tools Available
Brent Ozar, flickr. Educators and advocates have tried for decades to harness the power of technology and connectivity to help...
Legendary Driver Andretti says Indycar Racing Climbing Back from Abyss
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET The stars of Indycar racing are preparing for next weekend’s Detroit Grand Prix. But they have a stop...
Local Classically Trained Pianist Prepares for Orchestra Hall Debut
Ivan Moshchuk Classically trained pianist Ivan Moshchuk was born in Moscow and raised in Grosse Pointe. He has toured with...