Planet Detroit

Annie Seaman worked on Zug Island for 40 years from 1973 to 2013. She wore all pink to a community meeting about pollution from the island, but the stories she tells about her time as a U.S. Steel Great Lakes Works employee are less than rosy.  Seaman, who lives in Detroit, worked as a powerhouse

A new state roadmap shows Michigan can reduce energy burdens and prevent thousands of asthma attacks through efficiency upgrades and electrification, but utility rate reforms are needed to ensure families save money.

An Ann Arbor doctor reflects on how hanging laundry in his basement became a gateway to larger climate actions, challenging the idea that individual behavior doesn't matter.

Detroit asks residents to cut water use as city faces up to 1.5 inches of rain and possible flooding through Thursday night.

Michigan will alert residents sooner when air quality reaches the Air Quality Index's unhealthy for sensitive groups range.

Washington Township planning commissioners vote to continue developing data center rules after Prologis proposed a 312-acre technical campus last year.

Trump EPA proposes weakening coal ash rules that protect groundwater from heavy metal contamination at power plants across the U.S.

Detroit City Councilman Scott Benson convened a stakeholder working group to develop zoning policies for data centers, following the council's March resolution urging a two-year development moratorium.

EPA removes Detroit from sulfur dioxide nonattainment after 57% pollution drop over 13 years; lawyer says process too slow for residents.

Trump's budget would cut EPA funding 50% and eliminate renewable energy programs.