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It's been five years since Lehman Brothers collapsed and touched off a banking crisis that is still being felt by the global economy. Today, the banking industry is a lot stronger than it was, but some critics say efforts to reform banking regulations have fallen short of their potential.

Ice formed on the Great Lakes early this year, thanks to the arctic temperatures we’ve been experiencing.And that should be good for lake levels, which…

If you live in southeast Michigan, chances are you get your water through Detroit’s municipal water system.Detroit owns and operates the system that…

The City of Detroit is facing its own fiscal cliff, and the Detroit City Council wants to talk some more about it.Council is expected to meet tomorrow…

Efforts to resolve a dispute that’s pushed Detroit to the brink of financial crisis flopped again on Monday.Mayor Dave Bing called a special meeting with…

Before I talk about the small bits of chemicals often found in drinking water, I want to direct some attention to the national water contamination story…

City officials in Holland, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor are asking for a little help from residents. They're asking people to start watering trees along…

The water crisis in Flint revealed that the city really has no clue where its lead service lines are. UM-Flint estimated there are at least 4,000 lead…

The International Joint Commission (IJC) recommends that the U.S. and Canadian governments investigate the option of placing man-made structures in the…

The US Environmental Protection Agency has awarded more than $2 million in grants to Detroit-area water restoration projects.These grants will go to four…