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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.

The economy is in distress. But in 2020, Metro Detroit’s housing market took off.
“If no other homes came on the market, we’d be completely out of inventory in a little over 30 days,”
Michigan’s weakened environmental laws lead activists to embrace other tactics
The 1990 election of Gov. John Engler ushered in a new era of deregulation, and, for the next several decades,
What Eastpointe’s historic use of ranked-choice voting means for Black voters’ rights
Ranked-choice voting involves ranking candidates from most to least preferred and gives voters input even if their first-choice candidate is
We asked experts about Michigan’s top Election Day problems. Here’s what they said.
Voting issues reported to an election hotline in Michigan included confusion over voter ID requirements and absentee voting.
Michigan moving to limit sentences for minor offenses as part of criminal justice reform push
The Senate approved legislation that would eliminate the 60-day mandatory minimum sentence and the 90-day repeat offense sentence for operating
These Detroit nonprofits stepped up to meet extraordinary need this year, and they deserve your donations
Leaders at six Detroit nonprofits told us how they’ve been stretching to support their communities during COVID-19 -- and how
11 ways to volunteer in Detroit, whether you’re venturing out or staying at home
With a community in crisis, we’re all looking for safe ways to help our neighbors this season.
In Detroit, single-family homes are everywhere. But are they the future?
Single-family homes, complete with yards and driveways, are ubiquitous in Detroit -- but an urban policy expert poses that the
Federal funding was set to expire at these low-income Detroit homes. So the nonprofit landlord turned renters into owners.
Instead of raising rates or simply continuing to subsidize rents for its low- to moderate-income renters, Southwest Solutions came up
Shimekia Nichols helps Detroiters scrutinize their energy bills with enlightenment — and empowerment
Most of us pay our electricity bill without much question. But Detroit resident Shimekia Nichols has learned that critical questions