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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.

Zoom Yom Kippur kept the holiday spirit alive for my Detroit congregation
As is traditional for Yom Kippur, on Monday I wore a yarmulke, a tallit and all white. Less traditionally, no
Detroit election 2020: How Detour will serve our readers
Why should you look to Detour for local election coverage? Simply put: because our number one goal is to provide
‘We wanted to remain a freak show’: Behind the ambitious Recycle Here redevelopment
These first-time developers have a bold plan for affordable artist housing at Recycle Here! and Lincoln Street Art Park. They
It took a group of Black farmers to start fixing Detroit’s land ownership problem
The Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund is tackling an entrenched problem in urban farming: the disparity in land acquisition between
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Can an income-based water affordability plan solve Detroit’s water shutoff problem?
Lisa Brooks still owes more than $2,000 in arrearages to DWSD. Once Michigan's water shutoff moratorium expires on December 31,
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Climate apocalypse vs. ‘stunning Michigan sunsets’
How Detroit chefs reinvented their food businesses to survive the pandemic
From neighborhood markets to community kitchens, Detroit’s local food business owners are figuring out how to survive while stepping up
Detroiters spent years imagining the State Fairgrounds’ future. Why didn’t the city listen?
Detroit neighbors held countless community meetings over the past decade to create a forward-thinking vision of possible uses for the
Words of advice for Detroit home renovators, from a first-time flipper
Lessons from a first-time flipper: He thought his Detroit home renovation would cost $30,000. It ended up being closer to