Deep Dives Archives – Page 15 of 16 – Planet Detroit

Is housing an environmental justice issue? In Detroit, yes.

by Aaron Mondry, Nina Ignaczak October 6, 2021July 19, 2024

Deep Dives, Lead poisoning, Solutions

Meet Detroit’s parent lead activists

by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak September 9, 2021July 19, 2024

Deep Dives, Lead poisoning, Solutions

Fewer kids were tested for lead poisoning amid the pandemic. This pop-up clinic aims to change that trend.

by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak August 26, 2021July 19, 2024

Deep Dives, Filling Our Plates, Solutions

Filling Our Plates: Detroit food security innovations

by Kate Abbey-Lambertz June 30, 2021July 19, 2024

Deep Dives, Filling Our Plates, Solutions

With no stove, no car, no money for rent, a single mom found a neighborhood lifeline

by Serena Maria Daniels June 30, 2021July 19, 2024

Deep Dives, Filling Our Plates, Solutions

This retired hospital worker started a free food fair on her block — with food that would have otherwise gone into a landfill

by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak June 30, 2021July 19, 2024

Deep Dives, Filling Our Plates, Solutions

Why pandemic-induced anxiety over food security sent many Detroiters back to the land

by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak June 30, 2021July 19, 2024

Deep Dives, Filling Our Plates, Solutions

She lost her job while on maternity leave. A free online grocery store kept her and her daughter fed.

by Nina Misuraca Ignaczak June 30, 2021July 19, 2024

Accountability, Deep Dives, Lead poisoning

Highland Park’s long path to lead-free water

by Aaron Mondry October 8, 2020July 19, 2024

Accountability, Deep Dives, Lead poisoning

Michigan is testing water for lead under the nation’s most stringent rules. It may not like what it finds.

by Aaron Mondry July 16, 2020July 19, 2024