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4 years ago

How Southwest Detroit’s 48217 zip code became known as the ‘most polluted’ in Michigan

Detroit's 48217 zip code is known as the "most polluted" in Michigan -- here's how it got that moniker, and…

4 years ago

OPINION | Fix the damn dams: Rethinking excessive privatization of public infrastructure

The May 19 flooding that struck Midland, which has been described as an event that happens once in 500 years,…

4 years ago

Life in the cracks:

The A.W.E. Society and Planet Detroit’s Detroiters Do Science Project are pleased to announce an open call for photos, artwork,…

4 years ago

New food trucks carve out a niche serving Jamaican and Nigerian cuisine in Northwest Detroit

Like restaurants, many Detroit food trucks are struggling -- but Jamaica Mi Hungry 313 and Fork in Nigeria have both…

4 years ago

Metro Detroit teacher-parents’ back-to-school options leave them scrambling and stretched thin

“Many people tell me I’m lucky to be a teacher, but they don’t understand that after trying to teach and…

4 years ago

Denise Fair, top Detroit health official, on making tough calls for a city in crisis

How Denise Fair, the top health official in Detroit, makes tough calls during the COVID-19 crisis -- while trying not…

4 years ago

This week in Sidewalk Botany:

Sidewalk Botany is a weekly series of explorations of our photosynthesizing neighbors written by Planet Detroit’s Artist-in-Residence, Bridget Quinn of…

4 years ago

A peek inside ‘Yeah, What Lester Said’ environmental art exhibit

This weekend is the last opportunity to check out Yeah, What Lester Said , a free, online exhibition this summer…

4 years ago

OPINION: Southwest Detroit and Downriver should form an environmental justice coalition

Air pollution respects no boundaries and impacts those who live adjacent to or downwind of the emitting sources. Since the…

4 years ago