Farmers in Michigan and across the Midwest are turning to hoop houses as a low-cost way to extend the growing season and protect crops.
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Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Belle Isle could shut down without Lansing budget deal: ‘That would be terrible’
Michigan must pass a budget by Oct. 1 to avoid a government shutdown and resulting closures or access limitations at state parks like Belle Isle.
Posted inArts & Culture, Environment
Sustain-A-City: Detroit reimagines sustainability through art
Detroit’s creative spirit intersects with environmental advocacy for “Sustain-A-City: A Vision for a Thriving, Resilient Detroit.” The art is showcased on billboards through Sept. 14.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Free Detroit medical clinic expands services: ‘It’s just a beautiful thing’
The Malta Clinic moved to a new Woodward Avenue location this year and is adding dermatology to the services it offers.
Posted inEnvironment, Health and Welfare
Detroit named toughest city for asthma sufferers in new report
Detroit tops the 2025 Asthma Capitals report, highlighting the city’s struggle with high asthma rates, ER visits, and asthma-related deaths, underscoring the urgent need for systemic change.
Posted inEnvironment
Detroit River nonprofit targets wetlands loss with island habitat restoration
The Detroit River lost “probably 95%” of its coastal wetlands, “particularly on the Detroit side,” says riverkeeper Bob Burns.
Posted inEnvironment, Political and Public Policy Information
Transfer prices and your bill: What Michigan’s clean energy law means for you
The formula utilities use to compare renewables to fossil fuels is coming under fire, and the changes could shift dollars toward or away from ratepayers.
Posted inEnvironment
Keep Growing Detroit fundraises to buy Eastern Market property, aims for ‘food sovereign city’
Keep Growing Detroit nears $40,000 fundraising goal for purchase of neighboring Eastern Market property.
Posted inEnvironment, Health and Welfare
Q&A: Mary-Jacqueline Muli, the Climate Justice Nurse, on how climate change manifests at the patient’s bedside
The floods in Detroit in 2021 are when Mary-Jacqueline Muli “really got activated,” she says. The cardiac ICU nurse is the founder of the Climate Justice Nurse.
Posted inEnvironment, Political and Public Policy Information
Heat waves challenge Detroit renters: Should city legislate air conditioning?
A Detroit apartment building’s air conditioning failure raises questions about what the city can do to protect renters from heat as the climate warms.