The once-in-a-generation legislation promises to bring more than $10 billion in public works aid to Michigan, a state in dire need of upgrades to roads, dams and bridges, drinking water systems and other protections against climate change.
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Opinion | Michigan must stop sitting on billions in federal relief
At all levels of government in Michigan, federal COVID relief funds are a potential boon for public projects and programs that have endured decades of chronically low investment.
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Michigan in line for billions from infrastructure bill. Here’s where it would go
Michigan’s roads and bridges are in sorry shape. Biden’s infrastructure bill wouldn’t fix all of them.
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Michigan’s soggy summer evidence of a global climate reckoning
The massive storms that ripped through southeast Michigan this summer are likely the state’s new normal, but our aging infrastructure was designed for the climate of the past.
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Watch Bridge’s Lunch Break discussion on impact of climate change in Michigan
Bridge Michigan environmental reporter Kelly House moderated a Zoom discussion with two experts about our changing state and environmental justice.
Posted inUrban Affairs
Understanding why Detroit floods and why it keeps happening
Here’s why disinvestment matters. Certain Detroit neighborhoods flood, and the city versus the suburbs debate has kicked up again.
Posted inUrban Affairs
Reimbursement remains unclear for Detroit’s flood victims
Two weeks after Detroit’s heavy summer rain flooded thousands of homes, residents are still cleaning up debris and filing claims to restore their property. With high insurance premiums and low coverage, Detroiters are relying on FEMA for assistance.
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First person: Dearborn’s devastating flood exposes mistrust, deep divides
The authors lived in Dearborn most of their lives, and haven’t seen resentment like this. Largely Arab-American neighborhoods were hit harder than more affluent west Dearborn. The city cites topography, but some see other factors at work.
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Opinion: Recent floods show urgent need for water infrastructure investment
Each time these disasters strike, promises are made to solve the problem. Just as surely as the flood waters always go down, we are here again today dealing with another such crisis.
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Detroiters demand solutions after massive flooding
Nearly 6 inches of rain inundated Detroit’s water and sewage systems last weekend, causing basements to flood in residential and commercial properties across the city. As residents continue to clean the debris and file insurance claims, they say quick, Band-Aid fixes are unacceptable.