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…

3 years ago

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."…

3 years ago

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.

3 years ago

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.

3 years ago

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

Meet Detroit’s parent lead activists

Detroit parent activists dealing with child lead poisoning educate other families and advocate for more testing and enforcement.

3 years ago

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.

3 years ago

Getting the lead out of Detroit’s soil

These Detroit groups are working to reduce child lead exposure from contaminated soil.

3 years ago

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?

3 years ago

‘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.

3 years ago