The Detroit River lost “probably 95%” of its coastal wetlands, “particularly on the Detroit side,” says riverkeeper Bob Burns.
Ethan Bakuli, Planet Detroit
Posted inEnvironment, Health and Welfare
Q&A: Mary-Jacqueline Muli, the Climate Justice Nurse, on how climate change manifests at the patient’s bedside
The floods in Detroit in 2021 are when Mary-Jacqueline Muli “really got activated,” she says. The cardiac ICU nurse is the founder of the Climate Justice Nurse.
Posted inEnvironment, Health and Welfare
Detroit roasts as heat index reaches 104 degrees: When will temps fall?
Meteorologists say a phenomenon known as a heat dome is responsible for the extreme temperatures across much of the country.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Environment
Detroit community fridges highlight mutual aid around food insecurity, waste: ‘We’re scrappy’
Community fridges, popularized during the COVID pandemic to address surges in food costs, are a mainstay in a handful of Detroit neighborhoods, with room for expansion into more parts of the city.
Posted inEnvironment, Housing
Residents share flood lessons as Great Lakes Water Authority tackles crisis
The Great Lakes Water Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are collaborating on a multi-year study to explore flood management in Southeast Michigan, inviting public input to shape their findings.
Posted inEnvironment
In Detroit’s Poletown East, residents find healing among the trees
Unveiled to the public last month, Circle Forest has been years in the making: an urban reforestation project that aims to encourage city dwellers to sit still, watch birds, or gather with others in nature.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Environment
East side Detroit nonprofit embraces affordable EV rentals
The program introduces an affordable electric vehicle carshare program to improve mobility options for underserved residents.
Posted inBusiness, Jobs & Economic Development
Climate and public health entrepreneurs find community in Detroit’s Black tech ecosystem
Black tech entrepreneurs in and around the city are finding support through Black Tech Saturdays, a meetup of like-minded tech entrepreneurs and tech-curious individuals held in Newlab at Michigan Central.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Health and Welfare
Southwest Detroiters take on wildfire smoke with DIY air filters
Residents join a ‘climate salon’ to build DIY air filters using box fans and furnace filters to address climate change.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Environment
Residents tackle flooding, climate with Detroit River watershed plan
The plan aims to create a ‘recipe book’ for actions that community members can use to improve the Detroit River watershed.