Detroiters in Core City don’t want a concrete crushing plant as their neighbor.
Jena Brooker
Jena Brooker is BridgeDetroit's environmental reporter, covering food and agriculture, pollution and climate change. She has held three fellowships: a ProPublica fellowship, where she led an investigative project on heavy industry in Detroit neighborhoods; a Data Fellowship at the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, where she produced award-winning coverage of Detroit's automotive industry and environmental racism; and a Science-Health-Environment Reporting Fellowship through CASW, AHCJ and SEJ. Her work has also earned the Michigan Press Association public service award three years in a row and recognition as Young Journalist of the Year in 2023. Before joining BridgeDetroit, she covered environmental issues across the Midwest as a Reporting Fellow for Grist.
Jena holds a bachelor's degree in environmental studies from the University of Michigan, and her work has appeared in The Guardian, Mother Jones, Salon, Slate, Grist, Next City, Chalkbeat and Planet Detroit.
Posted inEnvironment
State finalizes enforcement plan for Stellantis over air quality violations
The company must install pollution controls by June 2023 and has dropped one of its environmental projects.
Posted inEnvironment
Expensive fixes backup Detroit’s flood prevention program
About half of the homeowners enrolled in the first phase of the Basement Backup Protection Program have flood controls, Detroit wants more federal dollars to move it along.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Environment
Detroiters oppose plans for concrete crushing facility in Core City
Company seeks permit to crush and store concrete in Core City, neighbors raise environmental justice, pollution concerns.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
Stitching together a quilting business in Nardin Park
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Posted inHealth and Welfare
Shortages and rising costs challenge Detroit food banks this holiday season
The city’s food assistance organizations are challenged heading into the holiday season.
Posted inEnvironment
Stellantis gets a new violation as automaker seeks an emissions increase
The east side auto manufacturing facility received its seventh violation since 2021.
Posted inEnvironment
US Ecology violation fuels air and groundwater concerns for neighbors
Hazardous waste facility argues latest odor violation wasn’t warranted, but advocates are concerned about homes and groundwater.
Posted inEnvironment
Stellantis gets new emissions violation for Warren plant
The company has received four violations in the past year at its Warren plant for violating air quality laws.
Posted inEnvironment
Wayne State gets $11M to study impact of air pollution on birth outcomes
A new research program in Detroit will assess the impacts of air pollution and preterm birth.