Published January 21, 2020
GROSSE POINTE WOODS/FARMS/SHORES — DTE Energy crews will be spending 2020 on a couple of different projects that they believe will provide customers in Grosse Pointe Farms, Shores and Woods with more reliable electricity.
Read MorePublished January 21, 2020
FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale felt like it had a strong 2019 in terms of its actions regarding sustainability, and it’s looking forward to 2020 to see what more it can do.
Read MorePublished January 20, 2020
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Two red foxes in Shelby Township have regrown their winter fur coats after Consumers Energy employees working on the South Oakland Macomb Network pipeline project took the time to care for the foxes after spotting them in dangerous health.
Read MorePublished January 17, 2020
With the Great Lakes starting 2020 higher than they did in 2019, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is urging those impacted by high water levels in 2019 to prepare for a similar situation this year.
Read MorePublished January 14, 2020
ST. CLAIR SHORES — St. Clair Shores City Council voted to approve a memorandum of understanding between the Southeast Macomb Sanitary District and the Macomb County Public Works Office to pave the way for the relocation of a boat ramp at Chapaton Retention Basin canal so that more capacity could be added to the basin.
Read MorePublished January 14, 2020
STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights and Macomb County officials have been containing and cleaning an apparent petroleum spill that was tracked to the Schoenherr Relief Drain earlier this month. And they’re calling for fresh action to make sure incidents like this don’t happen again.
Read MorePublished January 14, 2020
HUNTINGTON WOODS — Huntington Woods is looking to control how unsolicited materials are received at homes in the city.
Read MorePublished January 10, 2020
METRO DETROIT — Do you toss greasy pizza boxes, Starbucks cups or unrinsed yogurt containers into the curbside recycling bin? According to the Recycling Raccoons, “This stuff could ruin the entire recycling load!”
Read MorePublished January 10, 2020
MADISON HEIGHTS — An eco-friendly form of stormwater reduction is coming to Civic Center Park in Madison Heights.
Read MorePublished January 9, 2020
MADISON HEIGHTS — Details continue to emerge about the effort to clean up the leak of contaminated groundwater on Interstate 696, as well as the cleanup at the condemned factory from which it came.
Read MorePublished January 7, 2020
SOUTHFIELD/LATHRUP VILLAGE — Before you kick the tree to the curb and toss the ornaments, local waste experts are weighing in on how to properly dispose of holiday castoffs.
Read MorePublished January 7, 2020
ROCHESTER — Marilyn Trent was recently recognized for her efforts to get the community involved in saving monarch butterflies, earning her a Good Neighbor Award.
Read MorePublished January 7, 2020
GROSSE POINTE SHORES — The crumbling seawall along Lake St. Clair in Grosse Pointe Farms and Shores may be the subject of an upcoming study.
Read MorePublished January 6, 2020
UTICA — A redevelopment has begun in downtown Utica at 6993 Moscone Road, which was once an unlicensed landfill contaminated with around 19 feet of garbage under the ground.
Read MorePublished January 6, 2020
MACOMB COUNTY — The Macomb County Public Works Office said Jan. 4 that the search for the source of a petroleum spill into the Schoenherr Relief Drain in Warren, and subsequently into the Clinton River, is still ongoing.
Read MorePublished December 23, 2019
ROYAL OAK — Despite the Royal Oak City Commission’s approval of a first reading of a stormwater authority ordinance Nov. 11, Interim City Manager and City Attorney David Gillam recommended that the city wait at least six months before moving forward during the Dec. 9 City Commission meeting.
Read MorePublished December 23, 2019
MADISON HEIGHTS — The weekend before Christmas, officials at all levels of government contended with the cleanup of a Grinch-colored goo gushing out of the embankment on eastbound Interstate 696.
Read MorePublished December 13, 2019
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — At press time, at least eight vents were in the midst of being installed at Prince Drewry Park, located on Quinn Road in Clinton Township, as a method to alleviate methane gas.
Read MorePublished December 10, 2019
FERNDALE — The coral reef in Florida has been battling stony-coral tissue loss disease since 2014.The disease wipes out the tissue of the stony corals, which die rapidly after becoming infected.
Read MorePublished November 22, 2019
PLEASANT RIDGE — The city of Pleasant Ridge is taking precautions in regard to trimming oak trees that are suffering from oak wilt.
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