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When twin sisters from Western International High School were detained by ICE while traveling to a summer job, it deepened fears across Southwest Detroit's immigrant community.
The Michigan Board of State Canvassers largely retained the ballot proposal language Monday for an effort to bar political donations by monopoly utilities, including DTE Energy and Consumers Energy, and contractors doing significant business with the state. Last month, the canvassers board found Michiganders for Money Out of Politics (MMOP) exceeded the threshold of 356,958 […]
A major federal study is examining Detroit's flooding crisis. The solutions must prioritize neighborhoods that have borne the brunt of aging infrastructure and climate change, say Tiana Starks and Sara Hughes.
Detroit high school students report severe anxiety and burnout during college applications, with academic stress becoming the top mental health concern. As competition intensifies, students turn to AI for essays and push for GPAs above 4.0, often at the expense of their wellbeing.
Passwords were changed at Michigan water treatment facilities during a July cyberattack, says U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin. Plus: Army Corps approves Line 5 tunnel permit, cyclospora cases near 14,000, and more environmental news from Metro Detroit.
The Detroit Zoo's Erb Discovery Trails has become the first project in Detroit to earn SITES Gold certification for sustainable landscape design, setting a new standard for green infrastructure in the city.
Michigan's utility regulator says ending yearly rate increases and changing how utilities earn profit would do more for household energy bills than anything the commission can do on its own.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and environmental groups are appealing the state's approval of energy contracts to provide 1.4 gigawatts to an AI data center in Saline Township, arguing the Public Service Commission bypassed required public scrutiny.
The University of Michigan confirms plans to build $1.2-billion data center in Ypsilanti Township over local objections, sparking vows of resistance from township officials concerned about environmental impacts and lack of transparency.
At the North Morris Communities manufactured housing park north of Flint, new owners are working to repair what public officials and resident advocates say is the damage caused by out-of-state investors. Residents endured drinking water quality issues and raw sewage spills under the ownership of Homes of America, an affiliate of a hedge fund known […]
