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OPINION: Detroit’s water affordability plan is a good start, but more is needed
Reading Time: 3 minutes In 2021, the Detroit City Council joined over 240 municipal, county and state bodies in declaring racism a public health crisis. In a city whose Black residents experience all-cause, maternal, infant, and Covid-19 mortality rates substantially higher than those experienced by white residents and higher than those of the nation as a whole, Detroit’s declaration ... The post OPINION: Detroit’s water affordability plan is a good start, but more is needed appeared first on Planet Detroit. OPINION: Detroit’s water affordability plan is a good start, but more is needed was first posted on September 8, 2022 at 10:35 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
Efforts to update Detroit’s livestock ordinance in play again
Reading Time: 6 minutes Mark Covington might live in the city, but he knows a lot about raising farm animals. The lifelong Detroiter is the founder of the Georgia Street Community Collective, an urban farm on the east side. Located near Harper and Gratiot, the site is a combination garden and community center encompassing 17 lots and features a ... The post Efforts to update Detroit’s livestock ordinance in play again appeared first on Planet Detroit. Efforts to update Detroit’s livestock ordinance in play again was first posted on September 8, 2022 at 10:11 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
From the Headlines- Aug 29 – Sept 2
Reading Time: 4 minutes Rate hike? While DTE Energy pushes for a nearly 9% rate hike, roughly 370,000 residents lost power after heavy storms on Monday. And on Wednesday around 200,000 were still without power with DTE predicting some would have to wait until Saturday to be reconnected. Downed power lines also resulted in the death of a 14-year-old girl in Monroe, while an 8-year-old ... The post From the Headlines- Aug 29 – Sept 2 appeared first on Planet Detroit. From the Headlines- Aug 29 – Sept 2 was first posted on September 2, 2022 at 9:58 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
A balm in Detroit: How residents find tranquility and togetherness across the city’s green spaces
Reading Time: 13 minutes Researchers say gardens, parks, and other green spaces help boost mental health and offer pathways toward wellness. These Detroiters are taking advantage of nature’s healing effects. Demetrius Thomas felt called to the river. After playing music for a yoga class last Saturday, Thomas didn’t go right back home. Instead, he drove to Belle Isle. All ... The post A balm in Detroit: How residents find tranquility and togetherness across the city’s green spaces appeared first on Planet Detroit. A balm in Detroit: How residents find tranquility and togetherness across the city’s green spaces was first posted on September 2, 2022 at 8:42 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
OPINION: The Inflation Reduction Act is a win for healthcare, but it needs to go further
Reading Time: 3 minutes The classic heart attack patient in medical textbooks is someone who collapsed while shoveling snow. For one 72-year-old metro Detroit resident, it was a flood. The stress of watching flood waters overtake her home, and moving possessions up from the basement, led to a heart attack. This is one example of how climate change is ... The post OPINION: The Inflation Reduction Act is a win for healthcare, but it needs to go further appeared first on Planet Detroit. OPINION: The Inflation Reduction Act is a win for healthcare, but it needs to go further was first posted on September 1, 2022 at 6:23 pm.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
From the Headlines- August 22 – 26
Reading Time: 3 minutes Punishing water debt: Highland Park will have to pay a disputed $21 million debt to the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) following a Michigan Court of Appeals ruling. Highland Park Mayor Hubert Yopp says the city was overcharged after being compelled by the state to enter the GLWA system. However, two suburban sewage districts representing Macomb County residents joined ... The post From the Headlines- August 22 – 26 appeared first on Planet Detroit. From the Headlines- August 22 – 26 was first posted on August 30, 2022 at 8:59 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
Feeling like home: A Highland Park gardener reflects on her visit to Soul Fire Farm
Reading Time: 6 minutes Social media introduced me to Soul Fire Farm, an Afro-Indigenous-centered community farm committed to uprooting racism and seeding sovereignty in the food system. I would see their posts and photos of Black, Brown and Indigenous people digging and planting and tending animals and think, one day, I will visit that farm. I finally got the ... The post Feeling like home: A Highland Park gardener reflects on her visit to Soul Fire Farm appeared first on Planet Detroit. Feeling like home: A Highland Park gardener reflects on her visit to Soul Fire Farm was first posted on August 25, 2022 at 4:12 pm.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
Detroiters call on regulators to reject DTE’s rate hike, cite ‘utility redlining’
Reading Time: 8 minutes Juanita Gray has lived in her Detroit home for more than four decades. In recent years, she said she’s been paying higher electricity bills while service has deteriorated. She’s experienced several multi-day power outages that caused her to lose groceries. “Power goes out, stays out for a long time; when you try and call DTE ... The post Detroiters call on regulators to reject DTE’s rate hike, cite ‘utility redlining’ appeared first on Planet Detroit. Detroiters call on regulators to reject DTE’s rate hike, cite ‘utility redlining’ was first posted on August 23, 2022 at 1:36 pm.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
From the headlines- August 15 – 19
Reading Time: 4 minutes Keep boiling water: A water main break in St. Clair County has left 7 communities with 133,000 residents under a boil water advisory – an improvement on the 935,000 people who had previously been under an advisory in Lapeer, Macomb, Oakland, and St. Clair counties. The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) says it may take until September 3 to restore ... The post From the headlines- August 15 – 19 appeared first on Planet Detroit. From the headlines- August 15 – 19 was first posted on August 19, 2022 at 10:08 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
Nominate a Planet Detroit Climate Leader
Reading Time: < 1 minute Detroit is full of leaders — look in every neighborhood, every business, and every nonprofit, and you’ll find them. They’re usually humble and want to give credit to someone else. Without their efforts, we’d be lessened. That’s why Planet Detroit wants to honor the people and organizations making a difference in our city’s climate response. ... The post Nominate a Planet Detroit Climate Leader appeared first on Planet Detroit. Nominate a Planet Detroit Climate Leader was first posted on August 18, 2022 at 12:43 pm.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
The Inflation Reduction Act: What’s in it for Detroit’s most vulnerable communities?
Reading Time: 4 minutes President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law Tuesday, marking the first real action taken by the U.S. government to address climate change. The bill contains $369 billion in investments and tax credits in clean energy and electric vehicles, but also significant investment in policies and technologies that could allow continued burning of ... The post The Inflation Reduction Act: What’s in it for Detroit’s most vulnerable communities? appeared first on Planet Detroit. The Inflation Reduction Act: What’s in it for Detroit’s most vulnerable communities? was first posted on August 18, 2022 at 10:19 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
OPINION | The Inflation Reduction Act is now law. But its carbon fundamentalism won’t solve climate change for marginalized communities.
Reading Time: 6 minutes To meet the challenges of the global climate crisis, we need bold ideas and to speak truth to power. That’s the idea behind Climate/Justice, a Planet Detroit opinion column written by Detroit-based environmental justice activist Michelle Martinez. Martinez writes not only as an activist but as a mother and fourth-generation Detroiter. Martinez will be donating ... The post OPINION | The Inflation Reduction Act is now law. But its carbon fundamentalism won’t solve climate change for marginalized communities. appeared first on Planet Detroit. OPINION | The Inflation Reduction Act is now law. But its carbon fundamentalism won’t solve climate change for marginalized communities. was first posted on August 17, 2022 at 12:48 pm.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
Can the police and the public coexist at Rouge Park?
Reading Time: 8 minutes by Jena Brooker and Bryce Huffman Growing up on the city’s far west side, Nicole Reed has heard exploding bombs and gunfire from the Detroit Police Gun Range at Rouge Park her entire life. For the last four years, she’s lived directly across the street from the gun range with her two kids, ages one and three. The ... The post Can the police and the public coexist at Rouge Park? appeared first on Planet Detroit. Can the police and the public coexist at Rouge Park? was first posted on August 16, 2022 at 8:46 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
Weary of waiting for a truck route ordinance, Southwest Detroit residents ask city officials to enforce existing traffic laws
Reading Time: 4 minutes Cynthia Mendez is tired of living with the noise, the vibrations and the soot from constant truck traffic coming past her home on Livernois in Southwest Detroit. The rumbling wakes her up at night, the vibrations have caused damage to the foundation of her home, and the soot cakes up on her vehicle and the ... The post Weary of waiting for a truck route ordinance, Southwest Detroit residents ask city officials to enforce existing traffic laws appeared first on Planet Detroit. Weary of waiting for a truck route ordinance, Southwest Detroit residents ask city officials to enforce existing traffic laws was first posted on August 11, 2022 at 7:33 pm.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
Detroiters and suburbanites unite in protest over Huron River toxic spill
Reading Time: 5 minutes Tiffany Stewart moved to Milford from Livonia 15 years ago to be closer to nature. She wanted to live in a place where “observing nature within nature wasn’t a rare experience but an everyday occurrence.” “We have that here, or we had that here. Now, we’re not allowed to have contact with the water, and ... The post Detroiters and suburbanites unite in protest over Huron River toxic spill appeared first on Planet Detroit. Detroiters and suburbanites unite in protest over Huron River toxic spill was first posted on August 11, 2022 at 3:08 pm.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
New Detroit partnership to begin planting trees where people need them most
Reading Time: 6 minutes Grant funding totaling $900,000 will help launch an ambitious plan to improve Detroit’s ailing tree canopy and make it more equitable. The effort, dubbed the Detroit Tree Equity Partnership, will begin planting trees this autumn. “There has been so much effort here in reinvesting in key assets and services like public transportation, emergency response, street ... The post New Detroit partnership to begin planting trees where people need them most appeared first on Planet Detroit. New Detroit partnership to begin planting trees where people need them most was first posted on August 11, 2022 at 12:20 pm.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
A Detroit zine aims to ‘forge a more just relationship between the air and what we wear’
Reading Time: 4 minutes Through art, the fourth issue of Clearline looks at what we wear and how it’s tied to carbon emissions and climate change. Published in partnership with BridgeDetroit Detroit’s environmental and sustainable fashion zine is creating a space for readers and sustainable makers to rethink consumption and the harmful effects of the fashion industry. Clearline got ... The post A Detroit zine aims to ‘forge a more just relationship between the air and what we wear’ appeared first on Planet Detroit. A Detroit zine aims to ‘forge a more just relationship between the air and what we wear’ was first posted on July 29, 2022 at 11:47 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
From the Headlines – July 25-29, 2022
Reading Time: 4 minutes Manchin moves: Climate advocates are perhaps allowing themselves to feel some small bit of hope after Senate Democrats announced a $369 billion dollar climate and tax package that would provide tax incentives for wind, solar and other renewable power sources as well as tax credits for electric vehicles. This is a significant reversal for Sen. Joe Manchin who had previously ... The post From the Headlines – July 25-29, 2022 appeared first on Planet Detroit. From the Headlines – July 25-29, 2022 was first posted on July 29, 2022 at 7:50 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
Detroit activists deliver demand for public hearing to Michigan Public Service Commissioners in song
Reading Time: 3 minutes During its first-ever regular business meeting held outside Lansing, Michigan Public Service Commissioners received a Detroit-style welcome – and a question – from gospel singer Corzetta Booze. During the public comment section of the Wednesday meeting, citizens voiced their opinions on an array of energy-related topics, including the Enbridge Line 5 gas tunnel, solar energy ... The post Detroit activists deliver demand for public hearing to Michigan Public Service Commissioners in song appeared first on Planet Detroit. Detroit activists deliver demand for public hearing to Michigan Public Service Commissioners in song was first posted on July 28, 2022 at 6:44 pm.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
OPINION | The fight is not over: On Manchin and exhaustion
Reading Time: 4 minutes To meet the challenges of the global climate crisis, we need bold ideas and to speak truth to power. That’s the idea behind Climate/Justice, a Planet Detroit opinion column written by Detroit-based environmental justice activist Michelle Martinez. Martinez writes not only as an activist but as a mother and fourth-generation Detroiter. Martinez will be donating ... The post OPINION | The fight is not over: On Manchin and exhaustion appeared first on Planet Detroit. OPINION | The fight is not over: On Manchin and exhaustion was first posted on July 28, 2022 at 10:46 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
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