Metro Detroit residents face the steepest water and sewer rate hikes in a decade, with the Great Lakes Water Authority proposing a 7.73% increase in wholesale water rates and a 5.39% increase in sewer rates for fiscal year 2026, surpassing the 4% cap that has been in place for the past 10 years and is set to expire this year.

Detroit officials advance a long-awaited ordinance to divert freight trucks from residential streets in Southwest Detroit, with enforcement, education and infrastructure changes set for summer.

Nearly 200 Michiganders rallied against the Trump administration’s cuts to environmental agencies, emphasizing the need to protect union climate and energy jobs in Michigan.

A new study in Michigan reveals a potential link between cannabis use and smaller newborns, but further research is required to establish causality.

Vice President JD Vance, once a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative advocate, now faces conflict with Trump administration’s federal funding cuts for climate and environmental initiatives.

Detroit may see significant cuts in transit funding due to a new federal order tying transportation funding to marriage and birth rates, while Republicans in Michigan try to repeal EPA lead pipe removal rules.

Advocates and residents say EGLE should consider cumulative pollution impacts and block a permit for DTE’s EES Coke facility, which could worsen air quality in southwest Detroit and Downriver

President Joe Biden’s key climate and economic policies, including the bipartisan infrastructure law and the Inflation Reduction Act, face opposition from the Trump administration, which aims to withhold billions intended for community solar projects, drought relief, and pollution cleanup.

The EPA has frozen funding for 43 projects in Michigan, including five in Detroit, despite court orders blocking the freeze, affecting $48 million worth of grants for initiatives like One Love Global and the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority.