Environmental Justice
How a group of Detroit neighbors took on an asphalt plant
Residents in and around North Rosedale Park scored a rare victory when Detroit denied an asphalt company's proposal for a…
Why Detroit needs a plan for tree equityÂ
Trees play a crucial role in helping people stay cool in the summer months -- but Detroit lacks "tree equity."…
Soulardarity lays out vision for 100% clean energy in Highland Park
Soulardarity has been working to make Highland Park more self-sufficient since DTE repossessed its streetlights in 2011.
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.
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.
Meet Detroit’s parent lead activists
Detroit parent activists dealing with child lead poisoning educate other families and advocate for more testing and enforcement.
Fewer Detroit kids were tested for lead poisoning amid the pandemic
A mobile clinic aims to get more Detroit kids tested for lead poisoning, offering pop-up tests at local schools.
Getting the lead out of Detroit’s soil
These Detroit groups are working to reduce child lead exposure from contaminated soil.
A tale of two census tracts in Detroit and the suburbs
Why do people live longer in West Bloomfield than on Detroit’s east side?
‘Not just an inconvenience’: Study shows flooding is a public health crisis in Detroit
Flooding in and around Detroit is more than an inconvenience -- research shows that it has lasting public health ramifications.