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Detroit riverkeeper Bob Burns discusses a recent habitat restoration project.
Posted inCommunity

Detroit River nonprofit targets wetlands loss with island habitat restoration

Avatar photo by Ethan Bakuli August 28, 2025September 2, 2025

The Detroit River lost “probably 95%” of its coastal wetlands, “particularly on the Detroit side,” says riverkeeper Bob Burns.

A green bridge to Detroit's industrialized Zug Island.
Posted inNews

DTE Energy must face Zug Island pollution litigation: Federal judge

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares August 26, 2025August 26, 2025
A firefighter drags a hose in front of a wall of flames
Posted inVoices

VOICES: EPA endangerment finding rollback ignores climate reality

Alexander Rabin headshotLisa DelBuono headshot by Alexander Rabin and Lisa DelBuono August 19, 2025August 19, 2025
Energy Star logo on cardboard box for a freezer
Posted inNews

‘Interesting bedfellows’ unite to save Energy Star labels

Avatar photo by Grist August 17, 2025August 17, 2025
Drinking water expert Elin Betanzo leans on a blue drinking water pipe
Posted inNews

EPA investigates Detroit drinking water expert’s petition signature: Are scientists being silenced?

Leah Samuel of Planet Detroit's spring 2025 Neighborhood Reporting Lab. by Leah Samuel August 13, 2025August 14, 2025
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks from a podium at a press conference.
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VOICES: Artificial food dyes are a Red (40) herring while feds decimate public health

Teresa Homsi by Teresa Homsi August 8, 2025August 8, 2025
Detroit City Councilmember Fred Durhal III speaks at a podium adorned with campaign signage.
Posted inDemocracy

Fred Durhal III on fixing Detroit’s flooding problem: ‘I’ll be very aggressive’

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok August 4, 2025August 4, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump
Posted inNews

Trump EPA moves to repeal landmark climate finding, environmentalist says it’s ‘malicious’

Avatar photo by Associated Press July 30, 2025July 31, 2025
A rendering of the Eden Park project in Southwest Detroit.
Posted inCommunity

Detroit’s Eden Park: A $21 million bet on health, wellness in polluted community

Avatar photo by Isabelle Tavares July 28, 2025July 30, 2025
Factory smokestacks
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What we’re reading: Trump administration targets EPA’s environmental justice programs

Avatar photo by Dustin Blitchok March 12, 2025March 13, 2025

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