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Author Archives: Nina Misuraca Ignaczak

Nina Misuraca Ignaczak is an award-winning Metro Detroit-based editor, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. She is the founder, publisher, and editor of Planet Detroit, a digital media startup focused on producing quality climate, health, and environment journalism that holds power accountable, and spotlights solutions. Planet Detroit has received awards and recognition from the Society for Professional Journalists Detroit, the Institute for Nonprofit News, and LION Publishers since its establishment in 2019. Prior to her journalism career, Nina worked in urban planning in local government and nonprofit sectors, holding a Master of Science in Natural Resource Ecology and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Posted inDeep Dives

New landfill rules were supposed to cut methane. Michigan’s still falling short.

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak May 22, 2025May 22, 2025

At Michigan Central’s Newlab, EcoSphere Organics is pioneering biodegradable materials from food waste, while apps like Flashfood and Food Rescue US are tackling food surplus by connecting it to those in need.

Posted inDeep Dives

Banana peels to coasters: Is this the future of food waste?

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak May 21, 2025May 18, 2025
A box checked for a lead test on a medical form next to a test tube with blood sample.
Posted inGuides

GUIDE: How Michigan’s new universal lead testing law affects your child

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak May 20, 2025May 21, 2025
Posted inDeep Dives

Can Michigan fix its food waste problem with composting?

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak May 20, 2025May 20, 2025
Posted inDeep Dives

Rotting food, rising heat: How Michigan’s landfills help drive methane pollution

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak May 19, 2025May 18, 2025
Energy Star logo on cardboard box for a freezer
Posted inNews

Proposed elimination of Energy Star program threatens Michigan building efficiency efforts

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak May 8, 2025May 8, 2025
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Planet Detroit reporter Brian Allnutt wins civil engineering media award for infrastructure coverage

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak May 5, 2025May 5, 2025
A red-walled industrial facility sits next to a river emitting steam or smoke with cloudy skies in the background.
Posted inNews

NSF cancels air pollution research grant focused on Detroit’s most polluted ZIP code

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak and Koby Levin April 30, 2025April 29, 2025
EV car share program at Eastside Community Network in Detroit
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Trump administration cuts end Michigan’s Healthy Climate Corps, halt community projects

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak April 29, 2025May 4, 2025
DTE Energy
Posted inNews

DTE files for $574 million rate hike, its second-largest request, months after its last increase

Avatar photo by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak April 25, 2025April 25, 2025

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