detroit pollution

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.

3 years ago

COVID-19 brings renewed urgency to the fight over Detroit’s air quality

Whatever success Detroit has reining in the health impacts from air pollution in a post-COVID world will follow on some…

3 years ago

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4 years ago

How Southwest Detroit’s 48217 zip code became known as the ‘most polluted’ in Michigan

Detroit's 48217 zip code is known as the "most polluted" in Michigan -- here's how it got that moniker, and…

4 years ago