Rooftop solar could meet 45.9% of Michigan's energy demand, but utilities profit more from expensive gas plants.

Michigan utilities profit more from expensive gas plants than affordable solar, despite rooftop panels alone being able to meet nearly half the state’s energy demand, writes Richard Boehnke. VISION: ...

From opposition to $474M DTE rate hike, climate disasters, and harmful algal blooms — catch up on the week's top Michigan environmental news.

Court sides with Metro Detroit communities that sued to block elevated radiation waste shipments to Wayne Disposal landfill.

Michigan’s environment and the people living with its consequences deserved a newsroom that was paying attention. This year, that bet paid off in ways we find hard to summarize in a single email or ...

Breathing, a fundamental fact of life, is tinged with risk in any industrial city. This series examines what that means for ...

Planet Detroit Families is a new free newsletter for metro Detroit parents about getting kids outside, weekend activities, and making sense of local environmental news without doom or guilt.

Here's what Metro Detroit parents need to know to keep kids safe during Metro Detroit ozone season, May through September.

Jefferson-Chalmers fights regional water infrastructure that continues pattern of environmental burdens on Detroit's Black ...

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The Trump administration announces it’s rescinding federal drinking water limits for four of six PFAS compounds, weakening protections for Michigan communities dealing with widespread contamination ...