Regional parks and planning agencies seek open spaces and preserves to help solve regional flooding and build climate resiliency. Will it work?
Posted inSolutions
Mars technology comes to Michigan to find water leaks
Participating communities include Detroit, Livonia, Pontiac, Redford Township and Walled Lake.
Posted inAccountability
Where do solar panels go to die?
The world is seeing a huge push for solar power. But what happens when those panels reach the end of their life cycle?
Posted inAccountability
On Detroit’s flood-prone east side, residents wonder: Will decision-makers ever ‘do the right thing’ for them?
The Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood is used to flooding – but storms of the past decade have put it on the brink.
Posted inAccountability
Air monitor data manipulated in proposed Delray slag facility permit, advocates claim
Particulate matter levels are already on the cusp of violating federal air quality limits in Delray. Dearborn-based concrete producer Edward C. Levy’s proposal discounts nearby air monitors in permit modeling.
Posted inAccountability
Ann Arbor builds climate resilience with long-term funding and planning
The city prioritizes flood control and stormwater management in its operations. That’s paying off as the climate gets warmer and wetter.
Posted inAccountability
Dearborn is taking aggressive new measures to avoid flooding. Is it enough?
The city’s mayor says proposed projects should help, but Dearborn needs more to really get a handle on the problem
Posted inAccountability
The rains are coming. Metro Detroit is not prepared.
Local agencies are working to step up their leadership, collaborate, adopt updated rainfall data and funnel billions in infrastructure projects into the region. But it’s unclear whether it will be enough to stem future flooding and loss of life and property.
Posted inCommunity
‘Blight to bright’: Detroit design program focuses on creating spaces to get kids outdoors for health
Houses of worship and other neighborhood spaces are working with landscape architects to build sustainable spaces for families.
Posted inAccountability
DTE spending casts shadow over Democrats’ clean energy legislation
Advocates are concerned about the bills’ future.