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Mining once boomed in Mongolia but as commodity prices fell, the economy tanked and companies went bankrupt. Unemployed men are taking over abandoned coal mines to extract what's left. Some have died.

Treated sewage water accounts for half the water used by Israel's farms. Entrepreneurs are experimenting with ways to cut costs and to ensure that the 86 percent of wastewater that's recycled is safe.

Detroit water department officials have a proposal meant to ensure everyone in the city can afford water.The Water Residential Assistance Program (WRAP)…

New tests suggest filters work even in Flint homes with high levels of lead in the drinking water.EPA officials say 50 homes have tested at 150 parts per…

It was announced yesterday that Toyota has agreed to pay $1.2 billion to settle with the U.S. Justice Department over a delayed recall of millions of…

All 94 school buildings in the Detroit Public Schools Community District meet federal standards for lead in water, the city’s health department announced…

Quiara Alegria Hudes' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama opens off-Broadway on Tuesday. The play is the second in a trilogy focused on an injured Iraq veteran named Elliot — a character based on Hudes' cousin. "I just remember the instant I saw him, there was just something changed in his eye," she says.

The songs were a byproduct of slavery in the U.S. But after being passed along by generations of African-American musicians, they were later embraced by a variety of improvisers, including Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Grant Green and John Coltrane.

The Michigan Secretary of State’s office will not step in to oversee Tuesday’s mayoral primary in Flint. Two candidates asked the state election office to…

The National Weather Service said a minimum of 5.25 inches of rain fell in parts of Genesee County overnight. We're following how the floods are impacting…