The SNAP benefit disruptions and cuts are exacerbating food insecurity, posing long-term risks to children’s health.
Thanksgiving turkey prices are higher this year, and bird flu is to blame
As Thanksgiving approaches, turkey farmers in Michigan and across the U.S. grapple with bird flu losses, driving up wholesale prices.
What we’re reading: Lake Superior is one of world’s fastest-warming lakes
Researchers attribute Lake Superior’s warming to mild fall weather and earlier spring ice melt.
DTE seeks $163 million gas rate hike as heating help dwindles
DTE’s rate hike request comes as Trump administration puts the future of federal dollars for utility customers in doubt.
Stanton Yards development merges art, nature on Detroit River, envisions ‘thriving new community destination’
A waterfront extension of Detroit’s Little Village cultural development is planned as a 13-acre public gathering place.
What the SNAP freeze means for Detroit grocers
Food sellers are part of Detroit’s ‘nutrition pipelines,’ and many rely on SNAP for 50% of sales.
Polluters seize opportunity when EPA enforcement stalls during shutdowns
Though the current political showdown is nearing an end, new research shows that government shutdowns leave polluting legacies.
Michigan restores full SNAP payments with shutdown, court battle ongoing
In a move impacting 1.4 million low-income Michiganders, the state health department has directed the payment of full SNAP benefits for November, with the funding source unclear.
Data centers in Michigan: What you need to know
As data centers proliferate across the Great Lakes, driven by AI’s soaring demands, communities face a dual reality: economic growth and environmental challenges.
Michigan SNAP benefits on hold again as Trump administration tries to reverse food payments
Over the weekend, the Trump administration demanded states reverse full benefits paid under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

