Homepage Featured
Reclaim Detroit finds treasure in blighted homes
|
Detroit hosts 75 percent of all vacant houses in Michigan. Each of more than 183,000 vacant homes holds treasures to be reclaimed.
Homepage Featured
Defining domicology: Study of practices and consequences of abandoning buildings
|
What’s in a name? For domicologists it signifies dawning awareness of a wasteful culture–and an emerging industry.
Energy
Panel Discussion: What’s Next for Line 5?
|
Environmentalists say the Line 5 oil pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac poses a risk to the Great Lakes, and the state is looking into it. Michigan recently received a list of potential replacements for the 64-year-old pipeline.
Energy
Report lists alternatives to controversial oil pipeline beneath Mackinac Bridge
|
One option has caught the interest of Michigan’s attorney general. But environmental groups aren’t pleased with any of them.
Wildlife
NWF expresses concerns about Asian Carp discovery
|
An Asian carp was discovered just miles away from Lake Michigan, past electric barriers meant to stop them.
Water
Binational report gives Lake Erie a bad review
|
The Canada-United States Collaboration for Great Lakes Water Quality says Lake Erie’s general health is in poor condition and deteriorating.
Podcasts
Could Flint River Revitalization Turn the Tide?
|
The Flint River was once the site of buzzing auto factories and tranquil parks. Urban planners are hoping a new project will bring people back to the river once again.
Land
The Green Room: The cultural colors of green burial
|
Some environmentalists prefer natural burials for their lower impact on the environment, but they aren’t the only ones who choose this option.
Catch of the Day
Next step in Boardman removal begins
|
Removal of the Boardman Dam begins Thursday.
Wildlife
Sturgeon recovery in Lake Ontario hit by Trump cuts
|
The lake sturgeon is a giant fish–up to eight feet long and 800 pounds. Scientists are trying to help it thrive in the Great Lakes. But President Trump’s 2018 budget cuts funding for that work.