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Author Archives: Isabelle Tavares

Isabelle Tavares covers environmental and public health impacts in Southwest Detroit for Planet Detroit with Report for America. Working in text, film and audio, she is a Dominican-American storyteller who is concerned with identity, generational time, and ecology. 

A red tugboat in the River Rouge Old Channel, with Zug Island visible to the right.
Posted inNews

Zug Island pollution lawsuit goes to trial: What it means for DTE Energy

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares September 13, 2025September 13, 2025

In August, a federal judge ruled that DTE Energy can be held liable for Clean Air Act claims against its Zug Island subsidiary. A bench trial in the EPA lawsuit starts Monday.

A green bridge to Detroit's industrialized Zug Island.
Posted inNews

DTE Energy must face Zug Island pollution litigation: Federal judge

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares August 26, 2025August 26, 2025
A train crosses a bridge to Zug Island that's painted blue and yellow.
Posted inNews

DTE Energy lawyer: Utility not liable for Zug Island facility in Clean Air Act lawsuit

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares August 6, 2025August 6, 2025
A rendering of the Eden Park project in Southwest Detroit.
Posted inCommunity

Detroit’s Eden Park: A $21 million bet on health, wellness in polluted community

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares July 28, 2025July 30, 2025
Posted inGuides

GUIDE: What to do when Detroit air quality is poor 

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares July 16, 2025July 16, 2025
A couple is photographed from behind, with a woman leaning her head on a man's shoulder.
Posted inNews

Immigration crackdown’s health effects: ‘Like a roller coaster’

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares June 11, 2025June 11, 2025
Detroit bookmaker James Griffioen at Arts & Scraps with his dog, Robin.
Posted inCommunity

James Griffioen makes upcycled journals ‘out of love’ in Detroit with help of Arts & Scraps

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares June 6, 2025June 6, 2025
The downtown Detroit skyline shrouded in wildfire smoke in June 2023.
Posted inGuides

What to do when Detroit air is polluted with wildfire smoke

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares June 4, 2025June 4, 2025
Planet Detroit reporter Isabelle Tavares stands at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Posted inNews

El Paso workshop guides reporters who tell immigration stories

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares May 29, 2025May 29, 2025
Planet Detroit's Isabelle Tavares and BeReworn's Samantha Cerwin sitdown interview.
Posted inCommunity

Café y Chisme No. 6: Samantha Cerwin’s Detroit fashion startup has sustainable twist

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares May 15, 2025May 15, 2025

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