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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.

How my partner and I stayed sane through the pandemic by playing board games
Whatever your level of engagement or aptitude, there’s a board game for you -- here are 11 of our favorites.
Is Detroit closing the Bowen Library branch?
Rumors swirled, but the Detroit Public Library says the Southwest neighborhood hub is staying open.
Your Detroit winter survival guide: 20+ ideas to help you make it to spring
In the Detroit Winter Survival Guide, find tips and activities to make The Worst Season a little more bearable.
How Detroit’s borders were drawn — and why it matters
Detroit borders are infamously contentious, from Grosse Pointe barriers to 8 Mile's symbolism -- and we’re still experiencing the effects
What Detroit’s climate change battle will look like
While it may not see hurricanes or wildfires, climate change will present Detroit with challenges. The solution? Building resilience with
Detroit’s midnight sun: How Canadian greenhouses could endanger Detroit River migratory birds
Canadian cannabis greenhouses are one of the reasons behind glowing skies over the Detroit River -- and a concern for
Are Detroit’s poorest still paying more than their fair share of property taxes?
Despite a citywide reassessment, experts say taxes in the city continue to be inflated.
My anger isn’t your anger: The duality of January 6
It is impossible to remove the duality of race from how we experienced the insurrection at the Capitol -- or
Who benefited the most from Motor City Match’s federal dollars? Hint: Not Detroit’s small business owners
A striking report from the city inspector general determined that less than 20% of the grant program's federal funds went
We kept the party going: A reflection on grief in 2020
Our lives have been assaulted by COVID-19. Across Detroit, the losses have stacked up, measured in the thousands -- and