The home was 3d printed at Citizen Robotics' facility in Southwest Detroit, and was built in collaboration with Detroit-based architectural firm Develop Architecture.

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit’s first 3D-printed house hits the market

February 23, 2024

Detroit’s first 3D printed house is officially on the market in the city's Islandview neighborhood. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...

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Aerial view of the Dearborn area.

Dearborn launches city-wide air quality monitoring program

February 21, 2024

Dearborn officials announced the launch of a city-wide air quality monitoring program this week. In partnership with Michigan-based startup JustAir,...

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A Detroit auto scrapyard in the 1940s.

Created Equal: Detroit has a scrapyard problem

February 20, 2024

Scrapyards have always been a thing in Detroit. Just drive down any of the city's major thoroughfares and you can...

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Sandy Wynn-Stelt stands next to the entrance to a PFAS dump site across from her home in Belmont, Mich.

PFAS cleanup, regulation a sticking point for many Michigan voters

February 13, 2024

The presence of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," has become an everyday reality for many Michiganders. The state of...

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The Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert, Mich., was sold to Holtec Decommissioning International in June 2022, a month after it was shut down.

Biden poised to approve $1.5B loan to reopen Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan

February 2, 2024

The federal government is expected to approve a $1.5 billion loan to restart the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in southwest...

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City schools, police stations, libraries and other municipal buildings will get solar panels as part of DTE Energy’s MIGreenPower program.

Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn commits to 100% renewable energy at city buildings

January 26, 2024

The city of Dearborn is opting in to DTE Energy’s MIGreenPower program to get municipal buildings to 100% renewable energy...

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An aerial view of the Detroit River.

Detroit Evening Report: Michigan communities receive $67M in grants to improve water infrastructure

January 25, 2024

Several Michigan communities were recently awarded a total of $67.1 million in state grants to replace hazardous lead drinking water...

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Health, environmental groups join lawsuit to overturn EPA ozone designation in Detroit

January 19, 2024

Health and environmental groups are joining a Sierra Club lawsuit claiming the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wrongly found that southeast Michigan now...

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Electreon’s wireless charging technology is based on inductive coupling between copper coils installed below the road surface and receivers installed on electric vehicles.

Detroit Today: Detroit just built America’s first electric charging road

December 14, 2023

Detroit is now home to America’s first stretch of road that wirelessly charges electric vehicles. Located on 14th Street in...

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Stellantis' Jefferson North Assembly Plant.

EGLE drafts consent order after Stellantis plant violates air permit

December 13, 2023

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has drafted a plan to enforce an air permit violation...

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The Lake Huron shoreline.

Deal to stop Great Lakes water diversion has worked for 15 years

December 12, 2023

Michigan and seven other states made a pact in 2005 to protect the Great Lakes from environmental and human-made threats....

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FILE — Dozens gathered in an auditorium for the Michigan Public Service Commission hearing on DTE proposed rate increase.

Detroit Today: Michigan Public Service Commission chair on DTE rate hikes, utility oversight

December 8, 2023

Last week, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved a rate increase for DTE Energy customers and greenlit the construction of...

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