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Residents call for solar streetlights, money to climate-proof aging homes and green infrastructure to abate flooding.

Detroiters give input on ‘environmentally beneficial’ project list for their neighborhoods. Officials say they’ll use the ideas to write grants.

Ali Abazeed grew up in an immigrant neighborhood surrounded by heavy industry. Now, he aims to improve health and hold ...

The maritime trade industry poses significant environmental risks to Southwest Detroit. Meanwhile, the state is building ...

A typical data center can consume between one and five million gallons of water daily – many times more than the amount consumed at the controversial Nestle bottled water plant in Evart, Michigan. Via ...

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Most young people aren’t sure how to take action. Biden’s program could provide much-needed structure. Besides the obvious ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between IPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel plans to sue fossil fuel companies for ...

Waist deep in the Rouge River, 75 volunteers in fishing waders hauled plastic bottles, Styrofoam, and tires out of the Eliza Howell Park forest. On the shores of Lake Erie, volunteers collected bottle ...