Perfecting Church in Detroit expands its land holdings with a land swap for solar energy fields, while Michigan leads the nation in clean energy projects, and the state seeks an army of contractors to insulate 15,000 homes.

The return of President Trump and his administration’s focus on mass deportations has heightened anxiety among immigrant communities in Detroit, with local residents seeking to protect their rights and safety during interactions with ICE.

Biden’s climate agenda, including the Inflation Reduction Act, has reshaped the economy by promoting renewable energy and green technologies, while his efforts to limit fossil fuel production face legal and political hurdles.

Detroit’s new ordinance targets industrial dust pollution, mandating businesses to submit control plans and adhere to stricter rules. Enforcement depends on visual checks instead of real-time air monitoring.

Michigan regulators will hold an online public hearing on Jan. 28 to discuss redesignating parts of southwest Detroit and Downriver as meeting federal sulfur dioxide (SO2) air quality standards. For more than a  decade, regulators have designated a region along the Detroit River from downtown Detroit to Lake Erie as being in “nonattainment” under the […]

By AYUSHYA GAUTAM Capital News Service LANSING – Big buildings, concrete and roads paint Detroit, just as they do other cities across the country, and the city’s temperature also tends to be hotter than in nearby communities. Cities are prone to the heat island effect, a phenomenon in which urban areas experience more heat than […]

The Sierra Club is contesting the EPA’s decision to reclassify Detroit as meeting federal ozone standards, arguing it overlooks local pollution and endangers residents’ health.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ plan to lease over 400 acres in Gaylord for solar development has ignited debate and demands for transparency from legislators and environmental advocates.