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    Does it make sense to cover Detroit's vacant acres with solar farms? The mayor promises lucrative benefits for residents

    enJune 29, 2023
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    About this Episode

    The City of Detroit is one of the biggest by physical area in the country. Because of great population loss, the city is covered in vacant lots. On a new Daily J, WWJ's Zach Clark details a plan from the mayor to bring solar farms to some of those empty lots. But at what cost? (PHOTO: Getty Images)

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