How a group of Detroit neighbors took on an asphalt plant by Jena Brooker 10 February SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Residents in and around North Rosedale Park scored a rare victory when Detroit denied an asphalt company's proposal for a new plant.... Read More →
Why Detroit needs a plan for tree equity by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak 9 February SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Trees play a crucial role in helping people stay cool in the summer months -- but Detroit lacks "tree equity." These groups are working to... Read More →
Soulardarity lays out vision for 100% clean energy in Highland Park by Rukiya Colvin 16 November SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Soulardarity has been working to make Highland Park more self-sufficient since DTE repossessed its streetlights in 2011.... Read More →
There’s a renewed effort to curb noxious fumes from idling school buses and trucks by Tom Perkins 4 October SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Detroit has an anti-idling law on the books -- but police haven't written a single ticket.... Read More →
Many big cities restrict truck traffic routes for residents’ health and safety. Not Detroit — yet. by Bianca Garcia 27 September SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Southwest Detroit residents and City Councilwoman Raquel Castañeda-López are working to pass an ordinance to regulate truck traffic routes.... Read More →
Meet Detroit’s parent lead activists by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak 13 September SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Detroit parent activists dealing with child lead poisoning educate other families and advocate for more testing and enforcement.... Read More →
Fewer Detroit kids were tested for lead poisoning amid the pandemic by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak 30 August SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest A mobile clinic aims to get more Detroit kids tested for lead poisoning, offering pop-up tests at local schools.... Read More →
Getting the lead out of Detroit’s soil by Rukiya Colvin 16 August SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest These Detroit groups are working to reduce child lead exposure from contaminated soil.... Read More →
A tale of two census tracts in Detroit and the suburbs by Tom Perkins 22 June SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Why do people live longer in West Bloomfield than on Detroit’s east side?... Read More →
‘Not just an inconvenience’: Study shows flooding is a public health crisis in Detroit by Brian Allnutt 15 June SHARE Facebook Twitter Pinterest Flooding in and around Detroit is more than an inconvenience -- research shows that it has lasting public health ramifications. ... Read More →
