3 days ago · The EPA has frozen funding for 43 projects in Michigan, including five in Detroit, despite court orders blocking the freeze, affecting $48 million worth of grants for initiatives like One Love Global and the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority.

1 day ago · 🚎 No ring, no ride? Detroit’s transit funding could take a hit under Trump’s marriage rule A new federal order ties transportation funding to marriage and birth rates, meaning Detroit—where three in four adults are unmarried—could see serious cuts.Advocates call the move “devastating” and a sneaky way to funnel funds to …

1 day ago · President Joe Biden’s key climate and economic policies, including the bipartisan infrastructure law and the Inflation Reduction Act, face opposition from the Trump administration, which aims to withhold billions intended for community solar …

2 days ago · The EPA has frozen funding for 43 projects in Michigan, including five in Detroit, despite court orders blocking the freeze, affecting $48 million worth of grants for initiatives like One Love Global and the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority.

Dec 19, 2024 · Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and city officials shared finalized designs for the city’s first three solar neighborhoods. The solar fields, planned for Gratiot-Findlay, Van Dyke-Lynch, and State Fair are set to begin construction in spring as part of a broader initiative to generate renewable energy to power municipal buildings.

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Jan 15, 2025 · Detroit secures $347M federal grant for flood recovery and prevention. Detroit will receive nearly $347 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to recover from severe storms and flooding in August 2023.

Dec 28, 2023 · Trucks abound in residential neighborhoods. Photo by Rosa Maria Zamarron Will Detroit take action on trucking and dust? A significant question for Detroiters plagued by truck traffic will be whether the city will enact a truck-route ordinance or add protections against fugitive dust from facilities like scrap yards and bulk storage facilities. We expected Councilmember Gabriela Santiago-Romero ...

Dec 4, 2023 · 38%. Portion of particulate pollution in the Detroit area attributable to traffic and other ‘mobile sources’ The largest sources of air pollution in Wayne County are trucks, railways, boats and construction equipment.. Detroit is criss-crossed by major thoroughfares that run alongside large neighborhoods or schools.