Environment

Detroit kids test positive for lead at triple the state’s rate, but few get tested. A new universal testing law means more exposed kids may get help.

“Climate gentrification” in cities like New Orleans and Miami has seen wealthier and whiter residents displace low-income residents and people of color in less flood-prone areas. But in Jefferson Chalmers, climate gentrification could mean that those with the resources to manage the risks and expense of living in a floodplain may replace those without them.

The city is contracting with a Detroit company to expand electric vehicle charging stations beyond the Central Business District and New Center.

Meanwhile, ‘heat domes’ raise Michigan temps and drive powerful storms. Here’s how.