Environmental Justice

How has flooding impacted Belle Isle’s ‘imperiled’ Wet-Mesic Flatwoods forest?

Drone photographs show masses of dead canopy trees on Belle Isle, especially where Lake Okonoka has inundated the island’s Wet-Mesic…

4 years ago

Metro Detroit’s environmental organizations are largely white. Some are working to change that.

People of color have intimate relationships with the natural world, and environmental injustice disproportionately harms them. So why are environmental…

4 years ago

A new plan to reduce phosphorus pollution in Lake Erie pits farmers against Detroiters

State's plan prioritizes upgrades to Detroit's wastewater treatment plant over agricultural runoff.

4 years ago

Michigan is testing water for lead under the nation’s most stringent rules. It may not like what it finds.

Flint is the most notable example. But we might soon find out about many more.  Aside from a few infamous…

4 years ago

Ask Planet Detroit: How do we regulate air quality in Detroit?

Dear Planet Detroit, There's a lot of air pollution in my neighborhood. How is air pollution regulated and how can…

4 years ago

Water shutoff protections extended by Michigan governor

By Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Protections to prevent water shutoffs during the coronavirus pandemic are being extended to…

4 years ago

Heatwave plus COVID-19 equal a strain on city resources

In light of the 90-plus degree temperatures and high humidity, the city of Detroit announced Tuesday that it would open…

4 years ago

Profiles in the fight for environmental justice: shane bernardo

shane bernardo. Photo by Cybelle Codish. For the first 13 years of shane bernardo's life, his Filipino immigrant parents ran…

4 years ago

Call for pitches: Black, indigenous or person of color (BiPOC) journalists

We are thrilled to announce that the Detroit Equity Action Lab Race and Justice Media Collaboration at Wayne State University…

5 years ago

How air pollution and asthma affect kids in Detroit

Thirteen-year-old Jeremiah Cannon was home alone two years ago in 2018 when he suffered an asthma attack. "I was watching…

5 years ago