Composting in Detroit is limited, and some businesses that use compostable products don’t have the means or knowledge to properly dispose of them.
Environment
Posted inEnvironment, Political and Public Policy Information
Detroit’s truck route ordinance: Will it finally bring relief to Southwest?
The proposed ordinance identifies “issue routes” in Southwest Detroit. These are streets with known or expected truck traffic in sensitive areas, like homes, schools, parks, and community centers.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Environment
East side neighbors urge city to shut down Moroun-owned concrete plant
Residents from Detroit’s Cadillac Heights neighborhood are asking the city to shut down Kronos on the east side, citing dust, noise and traffic. Detroit inspectors say the facility is in compliance with city rules.
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
Groups fight to preserve future of Michigan’s indigenous wild rice
To aid in restoration across the state, the Michigan Wild Rice Initiative, comprising tribes indigenous to the Great Lakes region, state officials, and academic experts, created a stewardship plan.
Posted inEnvironment, Housing
Detroit offers repair help in 75 additional neighborhoods hard-hit by 2021 flood
Detroit officials say the Private Sewer Repair Program has the capacity to reach 1,500 overall in nearly half of all neighborhoods.
Posted inEnvironment
Commentary: New research upends what we know about the journey of collard greens to the American South
Until now, the consensus scholarly view has held that collards came to the Americas early in the 16th century with Spanish, Portuguese or English Europeans, who introduced collards as a garden plant that was then taken up by enslaved Africans.
Posted inEnvironment, Health and Welfare
Climate change could trigger more water main breaks like Southwest Detroit disaster
Increasingly volatile winter temperatures and prolonged summer heat may be creating problems for Detroit’s aging water infrastructure.
Posted inEnvironment, Health and Welfare
Southwest Detroit residents take stand against ICE crackdown: ‘Our presence enriches this country
Tuesday’s rally demands dignity for immigrant families while providing protection strategies and mutual aid resources.
Posted inEnvironment, Health and Welfare
Under settlement, company can’t open new concrete crushers in Detroit
A three-year legal fight between Dino-Mite Crushing and Recycling, Detroit residents and the city has reached a conclusion.