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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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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
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan unveiled designs for the city's first three solar neighborhoods
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Detroit unveils designs for first solar neighborhoods

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares December 19, 2024December 20, 2024
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$3.2M federal grant aids Southwest Detroit nonprofit in replacing diesel trucks with cleaner options

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares December 17, 2024December 17, 2024
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Community drive to restore Ecorse Creek watershed picks up pace 

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares December 17, 2024December 17, 2024
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$112 million project promises cleaner air, less truck traffic in southwest Detroit

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares December 12, 2024December 18, 2024
Detroit air pollution meeting
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Southwest Detroit community learns about air quality, demands action

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares December 2, 2024December 6, 2024
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Southwest Detroit remembers lives lost to air pollution ahead of Dia de Los Muertos

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Isabelle Tavares and Moses Matenga November 4, 2024November 4, 2024

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