Planet Detroit: Climate Solutions and Service Journalism

In the lead-up to the state’s decision, neighbors, elected officials, and environmental activists advocated for the closure of US Ecology Detroit South.

Southfield City Council approves 100 megawatt data center site plan, highlights economic growth and tax benefits while residents question impact to the environment and energy grid.

The proposed location of a data center in the Macomb County community is on the south side of 32 Mile Road, between M-53 and Powell Road.

The Solar Intelligence Training Academy, a workforce development program launched in June, is designed to equip Detroit residents with skills in solar technology, environmental justice, and sustainable energy.

Among some of the city’s urban farms, the SNAP pause spotlights a broader mission to make Detroit a food sovereign city, capable of feeding residents healthy and culturally relevant food all year long.

Detroit residents, lawmakers, and activists gather on Detroit's east side to push for bills targeting soaring utility costs, frequent outages, and service shutoffs.

A Detroit firefighter was injured during the response to the June 30 fire at Aevitas Specialty Services, which took about seven hours to bring under control.

“It’s such a unique neighborhood, and there's a lot of work that needs to be done to come up with a fix that is equitable," says Jefferson Chalmers resident Dan Piepszowski.

"It is so bizarre as a member of Congress, finding out that FEMA will come and cover getting a new furnace or water heater, but won't actually cover the actual mitigation and cleaning up of the sewage and the water in people's basements,” says U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib.

Michigan's environmental regulator issued an air quality violation for a US Ecology hazardous waste facility in Detroit on the same day as a public hearing on its license renewal.