Brian Allnutt

Brian Allnutt is a writer living in Detroit. He covers open space, environmental justice, food and gardening.

‘Not just an inconvenience’: Study shows flooding is a public health crisis in Detroit

Flooding in and around Detroit is more than an inconvenience -- research shows that it has lasting public health ramifications.

3 years ago

Researchers predict a combined heatwave and blackout in Detroit could be worse than Katrina. Here’s why.

A new study shows that Detroit is in serious danger from a simultaneous heatwave and power outages that causes blackouts.

3 years ago

COVID-19 brings renewed urgency to the fight over Detroit’s air quality

Whatever success Detroit has reining in the health impacts from air pollution in a post-COVID world will follow on some…

4 years ago

How COVID-19 exposed Detroit’s public health inequities

COVID-19 is a public health crisis on its own -- but the pandemic has also revealed the systemic health factors…

4 years ago

How an east side land deal impacted a dispute over Moroun-owned land in southwest Detroit

The zoning dispute focused on a Moroun-owned property in southwest Detroit shows the impact of Michigan’s eminent domain law.

4 years ago

Will Michigan’s AG break the Morouns’ deal-of-the-century grip on the Detroit riverfront?

In 2005, former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s administration negotiated a deal with businessman Manuel “Matty” Moroun that stunned local officials, who…

4 years ago

Moroun-owned Hercules Concrete storing aggregate within feet of Detroit River

Hercules Concrete, a company owned by the billionaire Moroun family, may be tempting fate by storing large piles of aggregate…

4 years ago

Federal judge to decide on motions to dismiss Detroit water shutoff suit

The lawsuit was brought in response to the city of Detroit’s water shutoff crisis that has affected a total of…

4 years ago

Detroit’s midnight sun: How Canadian greenhouses could endanger Detroit River migratory birds

Canadian cannabis greenhouses are one of the reasons behind glowing skies over the Detroit River -- and a concern for…

4 years ago

Planting trees in Detroit could save lives, but do people want them?

There may have never been a time when Detroit has needed trees more. A healthy urban canopy represents one of…

4 years ago