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Michigan city to achieve ambitious goals through sustainability energy utility
This spring the city of Ann Arbor will take sustainability goals into its own hands by launching a Sustainable Energy Utility that will generate its own renewable power for residents.
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Improved child care spaces building stronger beginnings for Detroit families
Stronger ECE Spaces is helping child care providers stabilize and improve facilities.
Pilot in two Michigan cities will guide strategies for lead pipe replacement across the nation
New project help municipalities secure funding for lead service line replacement.
Grand Haven among first U.S. cities to implement Zimbabwean program training residents to provide basic talk therapy
The Grand Haven-based Momentum Center’s Friendship Bench program will train volunteers to provide basic mental health support in public places.
Michigan city to achieve ambitious goals through sustainability energy utility
This spring the city of Ann Arbor will take sustainability goals into its own hands by launching a Sustainable Energy Utility that will generate its own renewable power for residents.
This elementary school banned screens in the middle of the year. Will it solve their reading crisis?
Fears about digital devices’ impact on learning have fused with ongoing concerns about a multi-year decline in national test scores that predates the pandemic.
Water conservation works in Western cities, but climate change is outpacing it
Phoenix, Las Vegas and Denver give a glimpse into the future of the water-scarce West, suggesting the region needs to be thinking about bigger solutions.
As parents seek out ‘vaccine friendly’ clinics, pediatricians worry about eroding trust
Most pediatricians support childhood vaccinations. Here’s why they’re seeing unvaccinated kids anyway.
Why ballot curing may be the next frontier for Michigan campaigns
A close mayoral election in 2025 shows how campaigns can earn more votes by reminding voters to fix issues with their signatures on absentee ballot envelopes.
Property owners are trying to flip this city back to its heyday
The investments have landed Flint’s home ownership rate three percentage points above the national average.
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