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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.

Behind the state’s decision to extend Grand Prix on Belle Isle to two weekends in 2021
Planet Detroit has learned that 2020 will likely not count towards the race’s three-year contract since this year’s event was
Michigan’s census response is high, but undercount fears loom
Michigan is tied for the seventh-best self-response rate to the 2020 census, but officials fear some communities will be undercounted.
Proposal N: Your voter guide to the Detroit ballot initiative
Here’s everything you need to know about the $250 million blight bond before voting.
Behind the new picture of food insecurity in Detroit, and those fighting it.
This is the new picture of food insecurity in Detroit, where the coronavirus pandemic has made hunger more visible. In
How Detroit’s schools and food banks are keeping the city fed amid the pandemic
This is the new picture of food insecurity in Detroit, where the coronavirus pandemic has made hunger more visible. In
Here are all the ballot drop boxes and satellite voting centers in Detroit
Find out where to return your absentee ballot or vote in-person before Election Day.
Not all residents are upset about Amazon coming to Detroit
The proposed Amazon development on an anchor property at Detroit's northern border has sparked vehement responses from nearby residents.
Not all residents are upset about Amazon coming to the State Fairgrounds
Last week, we published a piece about a community group that’s been organizing around potential uses for the State Fairgrounds,
Fighting for open space in Highland Park: A neighborhood walk with activist Angela Lugo-Thomas
It’s doubtful many people know that this patch of grass, overgrown playscape and gravel-filled baseball diamond where Angela Lugo-Thomas stands
Hamtramck aims to build park access with tiny city lot in just the right spot
The plan intends to leverage the park as a space to celebrate the city’s multiculturalism, a place “where residents of