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U.S. District Court Judge Robert Holmes Bell has refused to halt construction of a nickel and copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.In an order signed…

By Julie Grant for The Environment ReportThe U.S. has worked to get lead out of gas and out of paint, but the biggest source of lead in a consumer product…

Myanmar agrees to allow all foreign aid workers, civilian ships and small boats into the country to help survivors of the cyclone. Chris Webster of the emergency aid organization World Vision tells Michele Norris how this news will affect those most in need of help.

A brief — and camisole — history behind the conflict over labeling products that are made in the West Bank.

Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack declared four additional Michigan counties natural disaster areas due to continuing dry conditions.Branch, Cass,…

Ever since Detroit’s bankruptcy filing was announced last summer, there has been one major concern in the art world.What will happen to the Detroit…

If you’ve heard about Belle Isle in the news lately, it was probably a story about people fighting over who should control Detroit’s famous island park.…

Michigan US Senator Debbie Stabenow says the Obama administration is handling the volatile Korean situation well. North Korea bombed a South Korea fishing…

Activists are pressuring U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow to implement new rules to support small and medium-sized farms.A group called Food and Water Watch says…

Oftentimes, foodie fiction makes you hungry. But author Jessica Soffer recommends three books that deal with food yet aren't in love with it — books to read when you're on a diet, a desert island, or for whatever reason would like a peach tart to not be compared to a summer's day.