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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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.

3 years ago

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.

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

Meet Detroit’s parent lead activists

Detroit parent activists dealing with child lead poisoning educate other families and advocate for more testing and enforcement.

3 years ago

‘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…

3 years ago

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.

3 years ago

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.

3 years ago

Getting the lead out of Detroit’s soil

These Detroit groups are working to reduce child lead exposure from contaminated soil.

3 years ago