Planet Detroit Archives - Page 7 of 18

3 ‘women water warriors’ testing lead in Detroit drinking water

Is compliance testing performed by the City of Detroit under Michigan's Lead and Water Copper rule adequate to the task of uncovering problems in the...

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A guide to eating, finding and growing local food in Detroit

The Hunger Files guide is a bite-sized taste of their wisdom about growing, preserving and finding local food in Detroit, with tips for things you...

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Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund selects 30 farmers for cash grants to buy land

Brenda Sharpe of Detroit has had a personal garden for years, but for the last two she has grown a community garden on lots adjacent...

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Planting trees in Detroit could save lives, but do people want them?

There may have never been a time when Detroit has needed trees more. A healthy urban canopy represents one of the most effective strategies for...

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Planting trees in Detroit could save lives, but do people want them?

Pressley worries that the pollen from flowering trees may be aggravating her asthma, and she said her neighborhood experiences more blackouts because storms frequently take...

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ANNOUNCING Life in the Cracks: An online exhibition

Check out the art and observations submitted by Planet Detroit readers in our virtual exhibition!...

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Indigenizing the News: Coming home through traditional foods

This is the first in a two-part series on the foodways of Indigenous Michiganders in partnership with Indigenizing the News, the Traverse City Record Eagle,...

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Proposal 1: Detroit voters’ guide to the Michigan ballot initiative

Funding for parks and public lands sounds like an easy yes for conservationists -- but thatâ€™s an oversimplification of whatâ€™s at stake with Proposal 1,...

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Profiles in the fight for environmental justice: Dr. Tony Reames

Dr. Reames is a Black researcher at the highest levels of academia studying issues that directly affect Black people. ...

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Behind the state’s decision to extend Grand Prix on Belle Isle to two weekends in 2021

The change in the Grand Prixâ€™s schedule is a striking turn of events for an issue thatâ€™s inspired such heated debate, including contentious public meetings,...

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