Planet Detroit

How COVID-19 exposed Detroit’s public health inequities

COVID-19 is a public health crisis on its own -- but the pandemic has also revealed the systemic health factors…

4 years ago

Green Boots garden provides horticultural therapy for disabled veterans in Detroit

Travis Peters runs Green Boots, a garden that provides food, employment and therapeutic outdoor space for veterans in Detroit.

4 years ago

Reactivating Scout Hollow, Detroit’s only campground

For 19-year old Uriel Llanas, it was the starry night and clean air on a trip to Detroit's Scout Hollow…

4 years ago

Detroiter Antonio Rafael aims to get kids to see leaders of color in the outdoors

Antonio Rafael and the Detroit Leadership and Environmental Education Program are filling the nature gap specifically for BIPOC students.

4 years ago

Black to the Land Coalition connects Detroit’s BIPOC communities with the outdoors

Formed in 2020, the Black to the Land Coalition is a Detroit group "of Black, Indigenous and People of Color…

4 years ago

Detroit finally embraces opportunity to be a player in regional water issues

After a decade on the sidelines as over 100 Great Lakes region cities collaborated on common water issues, Detroit has…

4 years ago

Why Michigan utilities saw profits soar during the pandemic

As Michigan utilities braced for revenue loss during the pandemic, they instead earned up to $30 million beyond what they…

4 years ago

Should Michigan do more to protect students from pollution near schools?

Pollution and other environmental hazards in and around Michigan schools can cause health problems for students and staff, as well…

4 years ago

First five Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund grantees finalize land purchases

Five of the 30 Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund grantees recently completed deals to purchase properties from the City of…

4 years ago

Upcycling Kitchen converts rescued food to nutritious meals for food-insecure Detroiters

The nonprofit Make Food Not Waste launched Upcycling Kitchen in late 2020 in response to rising food security in the…

4 years ago