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Flooded street in Detroit's Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood.
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What we’re reading: Jefferson Chalmers sewer upgrade funds paused due to FEMA cuts

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok September 4, 2025September 4, 2025

An $11.3 million federal grant to expand sewers in Detroit’s flood-prone Jefferson Chalmers is on hold after FEMA program cuts, amid legal battles by Democratic states. Huron-Clinton Metroparks is gathering community feedback to shape future park priorities. DTE Energy’s $10 billion smart grid plan aims to slash outages by 30%.

Factory smokestack emits white smoke
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What we’re reading: Will ratepayers foot $6 billion bill for Trump’s coal crusade?

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok August 28, 2025August 28, 2025
Headshot of Detroit mayoral candidate Joel Haashiim.
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‘Detroit needs to take its water back’: Mayoral candidate Joel Haashiim on utility shutoffs

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok August 3, 2025August 3, 2025
Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal
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What we’re reading: Detroit groups document truck traffic impact

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok July 17, 2025July 17, 2025
A worker checks a solar panel
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How the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will increase Michigan power costs

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt July 10, 2025July 10, 2025
Field of solar panels
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Can Michigan’s brownfields become solar powerhouses?

Avatar photo by Inside Climate News May 5, 2025May 5, 2025
Solar panels on a farm
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USDA’s rural energy grants resume, but with a twist: ‘Nothing short of devastating’

Avatar photo by Grist April 8, 2025April 8, 2025
A close up of solar panels on a roof against a cloudy sky.
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New Michigan law requires homeowners associations to allow rooftop solar

Avatar photo by Izzy Ross, IPR July 11, 2024August 29, 2024
Four people stand near a podium in a neighborhood making remarks about Detroit solar power
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Three Detroit neighborhoods selected to host solar fields

Avatar photo by Brian Allnutt June 24, 2024June 24, 2024
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What we’re reading: A 10-year Flint water anniversary, resistance to DTE expansion and Michigan’s watershed report card

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak April 25, 2024April 25, 2024

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