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Ann Arbor Road (and Special Event) Closures: Read ‘Em and Weep (or Rejoice)
Full closure of Earhart Road between Geddes Road and Pine Brae Street
7 a.m. Monday Aug. 5–5 p.m. Monday Aug. 26, 2024
R.L Coolsaet, on behalf of DTE, will be closing a section of Earhart Road to vehicle traffic to install a gas…
Rep. Debbie Dingell Lands $25 Million From Feds For Clean Buses in Ann Arbor
by Michaela Johnson
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06), along with the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (TheRide) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced Ann Arbor will receive $25,000,000 to buy new…
Ann Arbor State Rep. Driving Force Behind $2B Transit Plan Proposal
by Jaime A. Hope
A state representative has expensive plans for the state’s mass transit system.
Rep. Jason Morgan, D-Ann Arbor, tweeted a plan last week to use $2 billion in taxpayer funds for transit in Michigan over the next ten…
Flight Delayed or Canceled? Feds Now Require Airlines to Issue Refunds, in Some Cases, Immediately
by Nathaniel Cline
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced new rules that will put refunds quickly back into air travelers’ pockets for canceled or delayed flights.
The agency estimated that the new regulations will save…
Gov. Whitmer Wants to Cut Funding for Public Transit. Ann Arbor State Reps. Jason Morgan and Carrie Rheingans Caucus For Funding Hike
by Jon King
A bipartisan legislative panel met for the first time Wednesday in Lansing with a focus on improving Michigan’s transit infrastructure.
Let by state Reps. Jason Morgan (D-Ann Arbor) and Mike McFall (D-Hazel Park), the…
Climate Grief
by Rob Schofield
If the five stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance, Americans can be found at all points along the continuum when it comes to global climate change and the environmental…
Gov. Whitmer Approves EPA Superfund Site For Ann Arbor’s Gelman Plume
by Kyle Davidson
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has sent a letter agreeing with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to add a contaminated groundwater plume in Ann Arbor to the Superfund National Priorities list,…
Ann Arbor 1,4 Dioxane Gelman Plume Approved as EPA Superfund Site
EPA determined that the plume qualifies as a hazardous substance that poses significant threats to human health and the environment.
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and…
Veterans who served on Michigan’s PFAS-contaminated bases continue to struggle for VA recognition
by Miguel Leyva
Since the mid-20th century, the U.S. Military's haphazard use and disposal of dangerous chemicals have irremediably impacted the lives of countless troops and civilians who were none the wiser to the toxins they were…
Rep. Dingell Holds Panel Discussion About 1,4 Dioxane Contamination of Drinking Water and Wells
Rep. Debbie Dingell held a townhall to discuss clean up of the spreading 1,4 Dioxane plume.