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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. 

Detroit councilmember Gabriela Santiago-Romero speaks at a podium
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Detroit cracks down on Southwest truck traffic with new restrictions: Activist ‘beyond thrilled’

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares October 1, 2025October 2, 2025

The truck restrictions could be expanded beyond Southwest Detroit, where “the issue is most severe,” says city’s infrastructure chief.

A green swing bridge on the west side of industrialized Zug Island
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EPA, EES Coke Battery are $135 million apart on Clean Air Act penalties as Zug Island pollution trial ends

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares September 30, 2025October 3, 2025
The sign at Zug Island Road and West Jefferson Avenue in Detroit that lists businesses including EES Coke Battery.
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EES Coke Battery exec: Pollution controls cost more than Zug Island facility is worth

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares September 25, 2025October 3, 2025
The green swing bridge on the west side of Zug Island.
Posted inNews

DTE Energy witness defends Detroit’s air quality in Zug Island trial testimony

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares September 24, 2025October 3, 2025
A fishing pole is propped on a concrete block overlooking the Lower Rouge River Old Channel and Zug Island.
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48217 resident testifies about life near Zug Island: ‘Your eyes burn’

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares September 23, 2025October 3, 2025
A red truck drives past the Zug Island sign on the corner of West Jefferson Avenue and Zug Island Road.
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DTE Energy lawyer asks judge to decide on utility’s liability for Zug Island air pollution

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares September 22, 2025October 3, 2025
Piles of coal or a similar byproduct or substance are visible on Zug Island, seen from West Jefferson Avenue in Detroit.
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Pollution controls would cut sulfur dioxide from Zug Island by 95%: EPA engineer

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares September 20, 2025October 3, 2025
A water vapor plume and flame from a flare stack at EES Coke Battery are visible on the horizon in this view of Detroit's industrialized Zug Island.
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Zug Island pollution causes premature deaths, Harvard epidemiologist says

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares September 19, 2025October 3, 2025
Zug Island is seen from Dearborn Street
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Zug Island’s EES Coke Battery singlehandedly put air quality over federal limits: Expert testimony

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares September 17, 2025October 3, 2025
Industrialized Zug Island seen from the Detroit River.
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EPA seeks $140 million penalty against DTE Energy in Zug Island pollution trial

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares September 16, 2025October 3, 2025

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