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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 Intermodal Freight Terminal
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Detroit’s truck route ordinance: Will it finally bring relief to Southwest?

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares April 10, 2025April 10, 2025
Peeling lead paint
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Detroit softens lead inspection rules in new rental program: Expert says it’s ‘unconscionable’ move

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares March 27, 2025March 27, 2025
"Do Not Dig" sign at Roberto Clemente Learning Academy in Southwest Detroit
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Southwest Detroit school built atop contaminated site not impacted by nearby flood, officials say

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares March 13, 2025March 13, 2025
Planet Detroit Southwest reporter Isabelle Tavares interviews Detroit organizer Victor Jimenez.
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Café y Chisme No. 4: Victor Jimenez on environmental organizing in Southwest Detroit 

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares March 12, 2025March 12, 2025
Site of water main break in Southwest Detroit
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Water service returns ‘shortly’ in Southwest Detroit neighborhood devastated by flood

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares March 6, 2025March 6, 2025
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Southwest Detroit residents take stand against ICE crackdown: ‘Our presence enriches this country’

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares March 5, 2025March 20, 2025
Site of water main break in Southwest Detroit
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Southwest Detroit flood repairs will take 6 weeks ‘minimum’

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares February 27, 2025February 27, 2025
Planet Detroit reporter Isabella Tavares and Detroit City Councilmember Gabriela Santiago-Romero.
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Café y Chisme #3: Gabriela Santiago-Romero tackles climate change, puts community first in southwest Detroit

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares February 24, 2025February 24, 2025
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Southwest Detroit homes flooded, families displaced by water main rupture

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares February 19, 2025February 19, 2025
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Detroit officials to unveil truck route ordinance

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares February 17, 2025February 18, 2025

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