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When it comes to cars, there is no housing crisis (just an existential one)

One man makes the case that Americans' pursuit of abundant parking is upending our cities and our lives.

Water infrastructure & environmental justice summits this week in Flint

Hundreds of experts and vendors will be in Flint this week to talk about the nation’s problems with aging municipal water systems. Gov. Rick Snyder and…

Flint: More corrosion control studies on water needed

FLINT, Mich. (AP) - Mayor Karen Weaver has told the Environmental Protection Agency that more corrosion control studies have to be done and Flint will…

State has spent at least $3.6 million to pay workers in Flint's water crisis

Michigan has spent millions to pay officials and government workers scrambling to provide water, filters and other resources after lead contaminated…

State credits end this week on Flint water bills

This week, Flint residents will lose a state subsidy on their monthly water bills.The state has spent more than $40 million subsidizing Flint’s water…

This aerial picture shows tanks used for storing treated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Japan began releasing wastewater from the plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday despite angry opposition from China and local fishermen.

Worries over seafood safety mount as Japan releases Fukushima water into the Pacific

Local fishermen and the government of neighboring China are among the critics of Japan's decision to release water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.

Lee Anne Walters with her son Garrett outside of her home in Flint.

This mom helped uncover what was really going on with Flint’s water

Part one of Michigan Public's award-winning documentary, Not Safe to Drink, introduces one of the families at the center of the Flint Water Crisis.

A protester, left, holds signs reading "Don't throw polluted water into the sea" and "keep your promise" as they take part in a rally against the Japanese government's plan to release treated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant into the ocean in Tokyo on August 22, 2023.

Japan to release treated water from Fukushima nuclear plant later this week

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made the announcement after meeting with his cabinet. Water will be released through an underground tunnel beginning Thursday, weather conditions permitting, Kishida said.

In 2015, testing showed a significant spike in blood lead levels in Flint children. (File photo)

New study estimates two-thirds of young children in Chicago exposed to detectable levels of lead in drinking water

The JAMA Pediatrics study has echoes of the Flint water crisis

Residents and visitors look out over the city sky

Iconic water tower lets people in to honor Ypsilanti's 200th year

In Ypsilanti, Michigan, folks were excited to make the 139-step trek to the top of the iconic water tower. The town celebrated their bicentennial and let people go inside.

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