Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations

The City of Ann Arbor is offering a program allowing residents to exchange gas-powered leaf blowers for rebates towards rakes and electric leaf blowers. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Ann Arbor’s Office of Sustainability and Innovations (OSI) is working with community partners to provide winter clothing for children through a local circular economy. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

WEMU's David Fair is joined by Marquee Arts cinema programming director, Nick Alderink, to talk all things movies! This time around, they take a moment to remember Diane Keaton, who passed away on October 11th. They also preview the newest film offerings arriving at your favorite movie houses.

The sun is helping some local residents identify the quality of the air. The City of Ann Arbor has launched a network of ten solar-powered air quality monitors placed across the city. Residents can now track local conditions through a publicly available online map and subscribe to receive station-specific alerts when air quality reaches "Unhealthy” levels. How does it work and what does it mean for the future? Find out in a conversation between WEMU's David Fair and Sean Reynolds, senior analyst for the city’s Office of Sustainability and Innovations.

The Ann Arbor City Council votes tonight on four resolutions advancing the goal to make the nation’s first carbon neutral neighborhood in the Bryant community. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The City of Ann Arbor is deploying its solar energy unit today for the A2Zero Green Fair. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

2025 marks the 25th year of the Green Fair in Ann Arbor. The event was initially called "The Mayor's Green Fair." Now, it is called the A2Zero Green Fair to reflect the city's initiative aimed at reaching carbon neutrality by the year 2030. WEMU's David Fair and Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor discuss the impact of a quarter-century of Green Fairs and the path forward to a healthier and more sustainable community.

Ann Arbor’s Bryant neighborhood is moving forward in its goal to become the first in the nation to become fully carbon neutral. The city is also working with other neighborhoods to join them. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Beginning Thursday, Ann Arbor is kicking off monthly clothing swap events to help reduce waste and enhance the circular economy. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ann Arbor City Council tonight is expected to approve grants to transition two community centers into resilience hubs. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.