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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.

Detour readers respond to Oxford school shooting coverage
After the Oxford school shooting last week, readers reached out to share what they were grappling with and their perspectives
Even with cash in hand, Detroit’s Black farmers struggle to purchase land
In its second year, the Detroit Farmer Land Fund has raised over $100,000 to support around 40 farmers in their
At the Detroit Urban Craft Fair, artisans sell everything from beef jerky to psychedelic rugs
The Detroit Urban Craft Fair takes over the Masonic Temple this weekend, with more than 100 vendors selling handmade items.
What to do this week in Detroit: Shop local and celebrate the Woman of the Year
Here are the best events and things to do in Detroit for the week of Dec. 1, from craft fairs
Volunteer at the Pope Francis Center with the Detour DoGooders
Volunteer with the Detour DoGooders at the Pope Francis Center then join the afterglow at the Apparatus Room on Thursday,
In the classroom or in the streets, Jamon Jordan is the people’s historian for Detroit
Jamon Jordan, Detroit's first official historian, is a tour guide and former classroom teacher who's made it his mission to
The Mendota House: Generational wealth and inheritance in Detroit
Like many Black Detroiters, people in my family dream of creating wealth and passing it down through the generations.
Forging a fruitful life: Family and education in Detroit
Once they individually finished their bachelor's degrees, my parents hit the ground running, got jobs, had a few kids, and
Homebound from Honduras: Economic opportunity in and out of Detroit
I always left Detroit for other opportunities. But I always came back.
Sunset watch, skate party and shed building: What to do this week in Detroit
From a sunset watch to a skate party, here are the best events going on around Detroit the week of