City selects first Detroit neighborhoods to house solar fields

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan this week announced the first three communities selected to build solar arrays on vacant land as...

Shuttered Downriver power plant demolished by explosives, sending dust and flames into the air

TRENTON, Mich. (AP) — Part of a shuttered power plant near Detroit was demolished Friday by explosives that turned the...

Created Equal: Why urban areas like Detroit are more at risk during heat waves

A heat wave is moving through metro Detroit this week, bringing with it various health risks, severe storms and a...

Michigan House GOP blasts Nessel plan to sue oil and gas industry

Republicans are pushing back against Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s plan to deputize private practice attorneys to pursue climate lawsuits....

Whitmer announces federal funding to boost Michigan’s green initiatives

Michigan is receiving funding from the federal government for projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made...

The Metro: ‘Heat island effect’ contributing to warmer temperatures in Detroit, research shows

As global temperatures continue to rise due to climate change, environmental factors in some urban communities are amplifying the heat...

Detroit dust ordinance heads to City Council for final approval

A proposed ordinance to limit "fugitive dust" in Detroit and create more stringent air quality rules for commercial facilities is...

Detroit Evening Report: New state agency holds clean energy, EV transition roundtable in Detroit

Officials from a new state office met with stakeholders Tuesday to talk about efforts to prepare workers and businesses for...

The Metro: Why Dearborn amended its dust ordinance with stricter standards

Fugitive dust — it sounds like bad air gone awry. And honestly, that’s not such a bad characterization.Fugitive dust is...

Created Equal: Air pollution is plaguing Detroiters’ lungs

Detroit’s air is dirty, and according to a new report from the American Lung Association, dirtier than most cities in...

Local nonprofit aims to plant Detroit’s first-ever forest of giant sequoia trees

A nonprofit in Detroit’s Poletown east neighborhood is partnering with an organization in northern Michigan to plant Detroit’s first ever...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit area ranked among worst cities in the nation for annual pollution, report shows

Metro Detroit has some of the worst air particle pollution in the country, according to a new report released Wednesday...