The Belle Isle Conservancy’s new website includes a space to share island memories, a centralized calendar, and Spotify playlists for the island.
Environment
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Detroit air quality declines due to winter weather patterns: What the forecast says
Michigan is in a warmer weather pattern that traps pollution at the surface, a meteorologist tells Planet Detroit.
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Detroit gathering focuses on role of environmental justice in Michigan’s climate work
The engagement session aims to address community needs and the bigger climate picture, says Regina Strong, the state’s environmental justice public advocate.
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How urban farms can make cities more livable and help feed America
Metropolitan gardens and farms are extraordinarily powerful tools that can improve food security, lower temperatures, and create invaluable gathering spaces.
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5 Michigan environment stories to watch in 2026
From data centers to nuclear plants, Michigan will see some big energy-related decisions next year that could shape the state’s environment for decades to come.
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Looking back on 2025: A year of reckoning for Michigan’s environment
We won’t sugarcoat it. 2025 was tough: for Michigan communities facing down data centers, bursting pipes, drinking water threats, flooding and industrial pollution, and for our small newsroom working to cover it all.
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Detroit’s ozone status downgraded: What’s next in the fight for clean air?
The Sixth Circuit ruling returns Southeast Michigan to nonattainment status for ozone and requires state regulators to adopt additional pollution control rules before seeking redesignation.
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Workshop of Democracy: Solutions for food sovereignty in Detroit
Panelists reinforced the necessity of planners and policymakers following the leads of community residents who are working to build equitable and resilient systems.
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Solar training academy aims to make Detroiters ‘energy leaders’
The Solar Intelligence Training Academy, a workforce development program launched in June, is designed to equip Detroit residents with skills.
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Activists demand shutdown of Detroit hazardous waste facility with long violation history
US Ecology has received dozens of state violations for air quality noncompliance at the Frederick Street facility since 2014.