Brian Allnutt

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

Pressley worries that the pollen from flowering trees may be aggravating her asthma, and she said her neighborhood experiences more…

4 years ago

Behind the state’s decision to extend Grand Prix on Belle Isle to two weekends in 2021

The change in the Grand Prix’s schedule is a striking turn of events for an issue that’s inspired such heated…

4 years ago

Behind the state’s decision to extend Grand Prix on Belle Isle to two weekends in 2021

Planet Detroit has learned that 2020 will likely not count towards the race’s three-year contract since this year’s event was…

4 years ago

Fighting for open space in Highland Park: A neighborhood walk with activist Angela Lugo-Thomas

It’s doubtful many people know that this patch of grass, overgrown playscape and gravel-filled baseball diamond where Angela Lugo-Thomas stands…

4 years ago

From the Headlines

Climate apocalypse vs. ‘stunning Michigan sunsets’

4 years ago

From the Headlines

Climate apocalypse vs. ‘stunning Michigan sunsets’

4 years ago

From the Headlines

September 11, 2020 Getting the lead out: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and…

4 years ago

Did Michigan violate civil rights law with its permit to US Ecology?

In November of 2018, an explosion at a US Ecology facility just outside Grand View, Idaho, population 450, killed one…

4 years ago

From the Headlines

Sept. 4, 2020 Toxic justice? A recent decision to allow US Ecology to massively expand its toxic waste storage facility…

4 years ago

How has flooding impacted Belle Isle’s ‘imperiled’ Wet-Mesic Flatwoods forest?

Drone photographs show masses of dead canopy trees on Belle Isle, especially where Lake Okonoka has inundated the island’s Wet-Mesic…

4 years ago