Planet Detroit

Planet Detroit walked Ralph C. Wilson Park with the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy. Here's what we learned about its design, ecological restoration, and role in Detroit's public space landscape.

Michigan utilities profit more from expensive gas plants than affordable solar, despite rooftop panels alone being able to meet nearly half the state's energy demand, writes Richard Boehnke.

When we started Planet Detroit in 2019, the bet was simple: Michigan’s environment and the people living with its consequences deserved a newsroom that was paying attention. This year, that bet paid off in ways we find hard to summarize in a single email or post, so we wrote it all down. Our 2026 Annual

Oakland County is the only county challenging DTE's rate hike request, Michigan's climate refuge myth crumbles under extreme weather, and the state launches a tool to track harmful algal blooms.

The Detroit Zoo opened its 7-acre Erb Discovery Trails Saturday, featuring interactive exhibits, animal encounters, and accessibility features in the zoo's largest project to date.

Planet Detroit Families is a new free newsletter for metro Detroit parents about getting kids outside, weekend activities, and making sense of local environmental news without doom or guilt.

Ethan Bakuli reported this story while participating in USC Annenberg’s Center for Climate Journalism and Communication and Center for Health Journalism 2025 Health and Climate Change Reporting Fellowship as well as a Solutions Journalism Network accelerator program for coverage of the health impacts of seasonal climate issues in Metro Detroit. In the waning days of

Ozone season runs May through September—the entire window when kids want to be outside. Here's what Metro Detroit families need to know as air quality rankings worsen and regulators fall behind.

Detroit's tree canopy covers less than 24% of the city — far below the healthy range. The Greening of Detroit's Christina Ridella explains the gap and shares how families can volunteer to help green the city.

The court order permanently blocks Wayne Disposal from accepting Manhattan Project-era radioactive waste, siding with local communities that argued the shipments pose irreparable harm to public health.