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As “grand bargain” legislation sails through Lansing, the fate of Detroit’s water department could become the biggest issue holding up a speedy exit from…

Beginning in April, work on the Blue Water Bridge will temporarily cut the number of lanes on the international crossing in half.The Michigan Department…

For the last 30 years, a plume of a colorless, odorless toxic chemical has been steadily creeping toward one of the main water supplies in the city of Ann…

Gov. Rick Snyder's office just put out a news release saying the Governor will hold a "forum with invited Detroiters to discuss Detroit's financial…

Jackson residents may decide in August if they are willing to pay a special tax to clean up their city streets.Last year, the Michigan Court of Appeals…

Flint voters will elect a mayor November 8th. In a city beset by high unemployment and questions about how city hall’s being run, crime is a central…

by Julie Grant for The Environment ReportWhen Ernie Runions took the job as maintenance manager at the Senior Citizens Housing Center in Louisville, New…

The Detroit Zoo is trying to “wean its visitors off the bottle”—off bottled water, that is.The zoo plans to phase out sales of bottled water over the next…

Unless you’ve been at the bottom of a salt mine for the last month or so, you know that Detroit is facing the mother of all financial crises. The city is…

Healthpoint Services says it has a business model that will not only help the world's low-income populations — but also make a profit. Based in India, the company offers patients videoconferences with doctors, cheap diagnostic tests and clean water. And it hopes to spawn imitators as it proves it can be profitable.