Planet Detroit
Canfield Consortium awarded $50,000 to ‘activate’ alley on Detroit’s east side
Detroit group Canfield Consortium was awarded the $50,000 grant to activate an east side alley with a rain garden, community…
Is Detroit’s Community Benefits Ordinance living up to its promise?
Critics say the Detroit Community Benefits Ordinance isn't living up to its promise to give residents a voice in neighborhood…
There’s a renewed effort to curb noxious fumes from idling school buses and trucks
Detroit has an anti-idling law on the books -- but police haven't written a single ticket.
Many big cities restrict truck traffic routes for residents’ health and safety. Not Detroit — yet.
Southwest Detroit residents and City Councilwoman Raquel Castañeda-López are working to pass an ordinance to regulate truck traffic routes.
How decades of neglect left Detroit’s power grid vulnerable to powerful storms
While DTE recently blamed Michigan’s growing grid problems on the state’s wealth of “beautiful trees†hitting lines, industry experts and…
Meet Detroit’s parent lead activists
Detroit parent activists dealing with child lead poisoning educate other families and advocate for more testing and enforcement.
‘Give back to my hood’: Green hub brings solar energy program to Southwest Detroit
Ryter Cooperative Industries' Karanja Famodou explains how solar energy works. Warren resident Andre Mason aspires to a career in renewable…
Fewer Detroit kids were tested for lead poisoning amid the pandemic
A mobile clinic aims to get more Detroit kids tested for lead poisoning, offering pop-up tests at local schools.
Can new Detroit flooding lawsuits succeed where past litigation failed?
Recent metro Detroit flooding lawsuits seek damages to help affected residents with cleanup costs, as well as permanent fixes.
Getting the lead out of Detroit’s soil
These Detroit groups are working to reduce child lead exposure from contaminated soil.