Increasingly volatile winter temperatures and prolonged summer heat may be creating problems for Detroit’s aging water infrastructure.
Planet Detroit
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 inCivic and Community Information, Health and Welfare
GLWA customers challenge 5.9% water rate hike: ‘Why now?’
Residents say rate hike will add to the economic stress created by high housing and energy costs and argue shutoffs could create a public health emergency.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Health and Welfare
Southwest Detroit flood repairs will take 6 weeks ‘minimum’
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said there’s a six-step process to get families back into their homes.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Health and Welfare
‘Everything is ruined’: Southwest Detroiters cope with flood aftermath
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan urged residents to file insurance claims as soon as possible, emphasizing that the Great Lakes Water Authority and Detroit’s water department will cover any uninsured costs.
Posted inEnvironment, Jobs & Economic Development
Craftsmanship meets storytelling at LiTO resale shop in southwest Detroit
Yvonne “Heaven” Montero, founder of LiTO in Southwest Detroit, has turned her passion for vintage fashion into a thriving resale business, emphasizing craftsmanship and storytelling.
Posted inEnvironment
EGLE poised to allow more pollution in southwest Detroit
Advocates are concerned that “significant impact levels” could be used to greenlight more projects in the already highly polluted area.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Detroit immigrant community braces for heightened ICE activity under Trump
Undocumented immigrants have constitutional rights, including rights to due process and legal counsel and against unreasonable search and seizure.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Environment
Detroit’s solar neighborhoods initiative picks final sites
The solar arrays will help power 127 city buildings. Homeowners in these areas will receive twice their home’s fair market value or $90,000, whichever is higher.
Posted inEducation, Environment
$4M boost for University of Michigan’s environmental justice hub
The University of Michigan has secured a $4 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to create the Environmental Justice + Humanities Hub, merging humanities into environmental justice education to tackle disparities in clean air, water, and resources access.