Planet Detroit

Detroit is experiencing its worst air quality since record-keeping began in 1999, with pollution levels reaching 650 on the air quality index Thursday due to thick wildfire smoke from Ontario.

As Canadian wildfire smoke returns to Detroit, a simple $40 DIY air purifier made from a box fan and furnace filter can help protect your lungs. Here's how to build one.

As wildfire smoke drifts across borders, its health impacts are felt unevenly. Vulnerable groups like those with chronic conditions, pregnant women, children, and first responders face heightened risks.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces a plan to protect Michigan residents from higher energy costs tied to data centers, but environmental advocates say voluntary pledges aren't enough.

Canadian wildfire smoke is likely to reach Metro Detroit late Wednesday, compounding health risks for vulnerable residents.

Riverfront Towers high-rise has "unsafe temperatures for tenants living in the building," city inspector says in blight ticket issued Tuesday during heat wave.

Warren City Council may vote on a temporary data center moratorium July 14, joining other Michigan communities pausing development.

Michigan's cyclosporiasis outbreak has grown to 2,640 cases, with state health officials pointing to lettuce or salad greens as a potential source. The intestinal illness has hospitalized 44 people across Metro Detroit and beyond.

More than 90 temperature records are expected to fall this week, mostly overnight highs that prevent bodies from recovering from daytime heat — a pattern health experts say is more dangerous than high daytime temperatures alone.

A 2019 land-swap deal gave Crown Enterprises control over dozens of properties in Cadillac Heights. Now, the Moroun family's concrete plant has driven out longtime Black residents through dust, noise, and industrial expansion.