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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. 

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Michigan residents protest Trump’s environmental cuts in Southwest Detroit

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares February 16, 2025February 16, 2025
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EPA grant freeze impacts Michigan projects, court orders ignored

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak and Isabelle Tavares February 12, 2025February 13, 2025
Textile mending
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Detroit studio teaches sustainability with hands-on textile workshops

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares February 10, 2025February 10, 2025
Clothing resale shop LiTO
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Craftsmanship meets storytelling at LiTO resale shop in southwest Detroit

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares February 6, 2025February 6, 2025
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Youth spark talks on immigrant rights and air quality in Southwest Detroit

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares January 30, 2025January 30, 2025
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Café y Chisme: Planet Detroit’s Southwest community reporter wants to chat with you!

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares January 23, 2025February 24, 2025
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Detroit immigrant community braces for heightened ICE activity under Trump

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares January 22, 2025January 23, 2025
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Detroit officials roll out ordinance to combat industrial dust pollution

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares January 16, 2025January 16, 2025
Air pollution over a body of water in Detroit.
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Sierra Club’s EPA lawsuit over Detroit air quality continues

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares January 13, 2025January 13, 2025
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Detroit’s solar neighborhoods initiative picks final sites: Greenfield-McNichols, Houston-Whittier

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares January 8, 2025January 13, 2025

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