The bill is coming due after years of underinvestment in water infrastructure. New research highlights needs in each state ...

Detroit’s Reparations Task Force has submitted its long-anticipated report of recommendations to the City Council for programs to repair harms and compensate Black residents for historically ...

LANSING, MI — As water rates rise across the state, Michigan lawmakers are trying again to make water bills more affordable for low-income residents by advancing a retooled plan. On Tuesday, Nov. 4, ...

For a state that’s surrounded by 21% of the world’s freshwater, it’s ironic that Michigan seems to have so many water problems. There are the obvious ones, the natural consequences of living adjacent ...

When people talk about “jobs of the future,” they tend to picture sleek tech startups, robotics firms or the latest clean energy venture. But some of the most essential, future-ready careers in ...

A 15-year, $300 million upgrade to a Detroit-based pumping station serving Oakland and Macomb counties is complete. That led to an all-smiles ribbon-cutting Wednesday with Oakland County Water ...

A water affordability plan in Detroit that once enrolled nearly 30,000 households has run out of most of its money, officials say, forcing the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to revamp the plan ...

Residents wait for the opening of an enrollment event for the City of Detroit's Lifeline Plan, a water affordability program, at the Second Ebenezer Church on Aug. 9, 2022. Photo courtesy of Detroit ...

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Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A retired dental assistant speaks in favor of fluoridated public water at an August meeting of the ...

From our peninsula-themed state motto to our “Great Lakes State” moniker, Michigan’s identity revolves around water. Every year, people flock to our state seeking its lakes, rivers and streams.