Regulators signal approval for Wayne County nuclear and hazardous waste site. Metro Detroit lawmakers say legislation is needed to rein in dumping in the state.
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Is Black history at risk of being erased?
Black communities are reclaiming power by embracing holidays not originally meant for them, honoring those affected and redefining cultural identity.
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Are data centers draining the Great Lakes?
As Michigan dangles tax breaks to lure data centers, a new report warns of the risk to Great Lakes water supplies, urging transparency and conservation to balance economic growth with environmental stewardship.
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Diabetes is hitting teens hard—can they fight back?
Type 2 diabetes is on the rise among American teens, with nearly 1 in 3 showing prediabetic signs. This surge is fueled by rising obesity and limited access to nutritious foods, disproportionately affecting Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous communities. However, early lifestyle interventions offer hope for prevention and delay, empowering young people to take charge of their health.
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One lap at a time: How swimming brings seniors health and happiness
by Luke Jahnke Each morning, before the sun fully rises, a quiet motion stirs at pools across the country. For Americans over 65, swimming has become more than a routine. It has become a medicine, movement, and in many cases, a lifeline to independence. Many seniors find benefits in swimming. Swimming is a low-impact, physically […]
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VOICES: Finding fish and family tradition near Zug Island in the Rouge River’s industrial heart
It was a clear summer day, and so I decided to drive back from a meeting in Detroit to my Downriver home along the slower, more interesting Jefferson Avenue route, instead of the quicker I-75 one. Jefferson Avenue meanders along the Detroit River through industrial property and brownfield sites (former industrial or commercial properties where […]
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VOICES: EPA endangerment finding rollback ignores climate reality
The EPA’s rollback of the endangerment finding, a key ruling acknowledging greenhouse gases as a public health threat, dismisses scientific consensus and exacerbates health challenges for communities already facing climate change impacts, write Alexander Rabin and Lisa DelBuono.
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Data centers are coming to the Great Lakes — and they could drain local water supplies
As data centers expand, their water demands could double or even quadruple by 2028, threatening local water supplies, including the vital Great Lakes region.
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Group behind effort to ban DTE, Consumers political spending lays groundwork
Organizers behind proposed ballot initiative to ban political spending by Michigan utilities hold town halls to educate voters and volunteers.
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High school students face exhaustion, burnout
by Solomon Spann IV If Blair Ramsey could advise his overworked teenage self, he’d tell himself: “You’re not going to be perfect. Nobody’s perfect.” Ramsey is a director of admissions and the retention coordinator at the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, an all-male college preparatory academy on Detroit’s west side. There, he […]