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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.

COVID-19 exposed Detroit’s water insecurity. Activists fear ‘mass shutoffs’ will return
“Once again, there’s always these ridiculous obstacles for Black, brown and poor people to be able to access the supposed
Skills Ville, Black-owned gymnastics center in Detroit, shuts down for good
Families have been bringing kids to Skills Ville for a quarter century -- but the gym couldn't make it through
Michigan seeks disaster declaration after dam failures
By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Monday she is
More than 40 of Detroit’s Black-owned businesses that deserve your dollars [UPDATED]
If you’re looking for ways to diversify your shopping, promote equity through your wallet and support businesses that look like
MSU researchers find rain plays a surprising role in making some restored prairies healthier than others
Republished from The Conversation Rain plays a surprising role in making some restored prairies healthier than others A restored prairie
Profiles in the fight for environmental justice: Michelle Martinez
Martinez first began to see firsthand how deep the structural inequities run in our global economy while visiting central America.
How Detroiters contribute to local nature study through citizen science
Every year September through November, a small group of avid nature-lovers spend hundreds of hours near the southern edge of
Less coal, more natural gas coming for DTE Energy customers
In 2023, we can expect to see less coal and more natural gas powering Metro Detroit as DTE Energy is
Will Detroit be returning to mass water shutoffs in the middle of a pandemic?
Updated June 9 With Governor Whitmer’s emergency order for the COVID-19 pandemic set to expire on June 19, the Detroit
Why EcoWorks’ ED Justin Schott is resigning to end 25 years of straight white male leadership
Justin Schott was always a little unsettled about his position as executive director for Detroit environmental nonprofit EcoWorks. Being the