INFRASTRUCTURE
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Winter makes curved roads dangerous; researchers seek solutions
A new study shows that flashing LED lights on signs near curves can successfully warn drivers to slow down during wintry conditions.
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Upper Peninsula communities join forces to push back against Big Tech
From Keweenaw to Sault Ste. Marie, communities across the Upper Peninsula are working together as AI data centers and bitcoin mining operations threaten their way of life—and they’re encouraging others to join the fight.
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Michigan’s pothole predicament: waging war against the weather
Michigan is anecdotally famous, or some might say infamous, for the poor quality of its roads.
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New passenger train route between Holland and Detroit to be explored
A proposed east-west train route would carry passengers across Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
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Ann Arbor residents plan ballot initiative to dump DTE and shift city toward public power
A group of Ann Arbor residents are taking the first steps toward removing DTE Energy as their electrical provider and creating a public electric utility board.
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Scholten leads Michigan Dems calling on Trump administration to restore solar energy funding
Following the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to cancel funding for the federal Solar For All program, US Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Grand Rapids) and her fellow Democratic House representatives are calling on EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to reinstate more than $7 billion in terminated grants.
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Michigan asking residents to list investment priorities for Belle Isle state park in Detroit River
More than a decade after the state of Michigan took over management of Belle Isle, residents are being asked to help shape the island’s next chapter.
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Flint, Michigan’s journey to clean water: What you need to know
EPA lifts emergency order on Flint’s water system after 8 years of compliance with federal lead standards and $100M in infrastructure upgrades.
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State continues to support restoration of iconic lighthouses
A report from the Michigan Lighthouse Assistance Program said more than $2.9 million in matching grants has been awarded since the program began in 2000, benefitting dozens of preservation projects across the state.
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Great Lakes’ $7 billion fishing industry may get a reprieve from the great carp invasion after all
A stalemate between President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker that threatened a $1.2 billion plan to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes appears to have been settled.
























