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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.

Canfield Consortium awarded $50,000 to ‘activate’ alley on Detroit’s east side
Detroit group Canfield Consortium was awarded the $50,000 grant to activate an east side alley with a rain garden, community
Reviving Lewis College of Business, Detroit’s shuttered historically Black college
Shoe designer D'Wayne Edwards plans to revive Lewis College of Business, founded by Violet T. Lewis in 1928, as Michigan's
What to do in Detroit this week: Red Wings home opener, Freep Marathon and a whole lot of great music
Here's what's going on in Detroit this week, from the Freep Marathon to the Red Wings home opener, music and
Is Detroit’s Community Benefits Ordinance living up to its promise?
Critics say the Detroit Community Benefits Ordinance isn't living up to its promise to give residents a voice in neighborhood
In Islandview, older residents living in crumbling homes look for lifeboats
Many older residents in Detroit's Islandview neighborhood, currently experiencing an influx of investment, have endured living in crumbling homes year
What to do in Detroit this week: Zoo Boo, HarvestFest, spooky movies and more
Here are the events and things to do in Detroit this week we're most looking forward to.
There’s a renewed effort to curb noxious fumes from idling school buses and trucks
Detroit has an anti-idling law on the books -- but police haven't written a single ticket.
What to do in Detroit this week: Biketober, Cocktail Classic, Banana Fest and more
Here are the events and things to do in Detroit this week we're most looking forward to.
No clear path forward to compensate Detroit homeowners overtaxed by $600 million
Tens of thousands of overtaxed Detroit homeowners -- many of whom lost their homes to foreclosure -- are left wondering
Many big cities restrict truck traffic routes for residents’ health and safety. Not Detroit — yet.
Southwest Detroit residents and City Councilwoman Raquel Castañeda-López are working to pass an ordinance to regulate truck traffic routes.