A 54-inch water main ruptured in Southwest Detroit, flooding homes and streets with frigid water. Officials pledged full coverage of uninsured damages, offering emergency response, support, and free hotel stays for affected residents.

Detroit residents are now able to apply for permits to keep chickens and ducks at home, thanks to the city’s new Urban Animal Ordinance, which sets guidelines for small-scale animal husbandry in neighborhoods.

Michigan’s Palisades Nuclear Generating Station is nearing reopening with a $1.5 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Energy, as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission reports “no significant impact” on the local environment.

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