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Center combines Indigenous, Western knowledge to fight climate change

By CHLOE TROFATTERCapital News Service LANSING – Michigan State University and the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians are fighting climate change while preserving Anishinaabeg cultural practices.  Incorporating Indigenous voices and working with the tribe has transformed their approach to science and research, according to both Gary Roloff and Eric Clark, the co-leaders of […]

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2021: A Year in Review

From basement flooding to power outages and mysterious eruptions of soil, Detroiters had plenty to commiserate over this year. Planet Detroit was here to keep you updated on all of it, and we’ve picked out our top stories from the past year because–like the Revere Dock collapse–what was old is bound to be new again.  […]

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From the Headlines – Week of December 13 – 17, 2021

The smell: Eastside Detroit residents living near Stellantis’ Jeep assembly plant are enduring odors that smell like gas or paint and complaining of headaches and burning eyes. “Many of them just don’t do basic things like have their grandkids over, have family and friends over. It’s largely just because they’re constantly worried,” said Nick Leonard, executive director of the […]