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The Michigan Senate voted Tuesday to expand a program to repurpose land that’s not being used anymore—like old factories or office buildings. Colin Jackson has more

The Ypsilanti City Council tonight is expected to start the next phase of the Water Street redevelopment project. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ann Arbor Community Land Trust is a step closer to starting work on its first housing project. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

Brownfield projects in Washtenaw County are paying off. WEMU's David Fair explored the environmental and economic benefits these projects are providing with Nathan Voght from the Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.

The Arbor South development was pulled again last night from the Ann Arbor City Council agenda. City officials say there’s still some work to be done on the proposal. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ann Arbor City Council is scheduled to vote on the largest brownfield project in the city’s history tonight, but not everyone is on board. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ann Arbor City Council is expected to vote tonight on the Brownfield Plan and Public-Private Agreement for the Arbor South Development. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

Early this morning, the Michigan Legislature approved a roughly $80 billion budget for the fiscal year. State Senator Jeff Irwin is chair of the Appropriations Committee for the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. The Ann Arbor Democrat joined WEMU's David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters executive director Lisa Wozniak to provide a snapshot of the environmental implications of the budget.

Two long-awaited Ann Arbor housing developments are a step closer to reality. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

Ypsilanti’s Water Street Redevelopment project is moving forward. As Kevin Meerschaert reports, the excavation work on contaminated soil could begin as early as this week.