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Michigans apple crop is expected to be a bushel buster this fall and that means theres also plenty of cider to be had.

Michigans apple crop is expected to be a bushel buster this fall and that means theres also plenty of cider to be had.

Following through on the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to tackle environmental injustice and improve public health, the U.S.

Huron-Clinton Metroparks received $500,000 in grant funding to continue their mission to improve accessibility through the parks.

Officials held a congressional hearing in Detroit Thursday about what they called “sacrifice zones.” That’s their term for areas where Americans feel like their lives are being risked by corporate polluters.

The vacant property on Water Street in downtown Ypsilanti has received $4.3-million from the state. The money will cover the costs of cleaning up contamination with the hopes of attracting a developer. WEMU's Josh Hakala has more.

Clean-up efforts are continuing on Thursday following yet another oil spill impacting our local waterways.

This question comes following a string of boil water advisories and a chemical spill in metro Detroit this summer.

Significant investments are being made to enhance the Ypsilanti area's ability to capture stormwater and add acreage to nature areas that house pollinator prairie gardens. There are seven different projects that are funded over the next two years with grant money. Harry Sheehan is the Chief Deputy Water Resources Commissioner in Washtenaw County and in charge of seeing these projects completed. He joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss the positive impacts these enhancements will make for...

At issue is a recent spill of hexavalent chromium, a known carcinogen, into the Huron River, which is a source of drinking water for the city of Ann Arbor.