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Planet Detroit

Planet Detroit helps you get smarter about the environment in Detroit and Michigan. Planet Detroit’s stories and weekly newsletter focus on explanatory, solutions-based and investigative reporting, and a deep commitment to community engagement around local environmental issues. Planet Detroit’s mission is to raise awareness about Metro Detroit’s environmental and public health issues, hold powerful entities accountable and help our audience connect with their local environment and take action to protect the health of their communities.

Can Detroit’s urban farms play a role in stemming the floods?
Detroit's recent floods damaged growers' crops and livelihoods -- but urban agriculture may also be part of the solution.
How one Bangladeshi family’s lifeline of support was disrupted by the pandemic
At 62 years old, Shelly Begum, like many other Bangladeshi women, has to balance being both caretaker for her family
Tag-team approach to health care reaches older adults in Bangladeshi community during COVID-19 pandemic
How health care providers battled language barriers and other hurdles to treat and serve older patients in the Bangladeshi community.
Call for freelance pitches: Detroit inequitable development stories
Freelance journalists in Detroit are encouraged to submit pitches for stories about how development affects communities in the city.
Survey: What do you need to know about Detroit’s Aug. 3, 2021 primary election?
Detroiters will cast ballots in a pivotal local election next month during the Aug. 3 primary. Take our survey: What
Paying to get flooded: Understanding Detroiters’ sewerage costs
At the center of concerns about flooding and high water bills lies Detroit's combined sewer system, which leads to higher
On W. McNichols in Detroit, Black women entrepreneurs are holding it down
Their shops and services keep the Grandmont Rosedale community thriving -- and self-sustainable.
Congregation T’Chiyah’s virtual variety show: A chance to meet metro Detroit’s ‘queerest,’ social justice-driven, all-ages synagogue
“2021 M’CHAlyah! All Dressed Up & Nowhere To Go,” presented by Congregation T’chiyah, is being held virtually from 7-8:30 p.m.,
Detroit may soon get a residential permit parking zone near Little Caesars Arena
Detroit may add a permit parking zone near Little Caesars Arena -- but will it solve the bigger parking problem?
7 Detroiters’ best advice, in five minutes or less
On "The Best Advice Show" podcast, Detroiters and others share their words of wisdom -- boiled down to just a