Brian Allnutt

Detroit’s Eastside faces ‘two nightmares’ of flooding and COVID-19

Scripps Street on April 3. Photo by Brian Allnutt. On Scripps street in Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers Neighborhood, Blake Grannum, 36,…

5 years ago

Why the 2020 Census has a big impact on environmental justice in Detroit

The data gathered by the U.S. Census, which includes information on the age, racial background and income level of an…

5 years ago

Getting the most out of your ‘COVID Victory Garden’

As COVID-19 forces people to stay home and perhaps look for productive ways to use their time, interest in gardening…

5 years ago

How Detroit’s farms and gardens are adapting to the COVID-19 crisis

Detroit's farm and garden community have had to adapt to new realities — including helping their workers and customers stay…

5 years ago

Possible COVID-19 closures only the latest threat to Detroit’s open space access

During the pandemic, Detroiters need parks more than ever. Increasingly, green space is being recognized as a key asset for…

5 years ago

Flooding on Belle Isle has resumed. What does that mean for 2020 and beyond?

The project, originally designed to create natural habitat on the island's eastern end, also opened a path for the historically…

5 years ago

Is Michigan breaking its own lead rule?

the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Great Lakes Environmental Law Center (GLELC) were requesting a “Declaratory Ruling” around partial…

5 years ago

Deteriorating conditions and soil tests raise concerns about dock collapse on Detroit River

EGLE issued a press release on January 16th, saying that “it considers inadequate the steps [Detroit Bulk Storage has] taken…

5 years ago

Why Detroit’s new Sustainability Action Agenda links climate action with quality of life

The city's Office of Sustainability undertook the plan as part of an effort to make city operations more efficient by…

5 years ago

Detroiters pack hearing on new DTE Energy plan

The IRP is a plan that all Michigan electric utilities must submit every five years, outlining their strategy for providing…

5 years ago