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WEB2 days ago · Our mission is to produce quality climate, equity, health, and environment journalism in the public interest that centers grassroots voices, holds power accountable, spotlights solutions, and serves the community. Planet Detroit produces news about local climate, environment and public health issues in Detroit and Michigan.
2024 Michigan election: Environment and public health – Planet …
WEB4 hours ago · Planet Detroit’s environmental voter guide to the 2024 Michigan general election. Michigan’s election will shape the state’s future, not just in terms of politics but also environmental policies. Our guide covers key races and ballot issues affecting water, climate and public health, with a focus on Southeast Michigan. by Brian Allnutt ...
These 10 numbers reveal Detroit’s invisible air pollution problem
WEBDec 4, 2023 · 22. Number of air quality Action Days called for the Detroit area in 2023. That’s the most warnings since 1999, when the area saw 25 ozone action days, and it’s up from 13 in summer 2022. Smoke from wildfires in Canada wafted repeatedly through the region, setting off alarms with state regulators.
Michigan 2050: Hot, wet, and no ice - Planet Detroit
WEBSep 2, 2021 · Nina Misuraca Ignaczak is an award-winning Metro Detroit-based editor, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. She is the founder, publisher, and editor of Planet Detroit, a digital media startup focused on producing quality climate, equity, health, and environment journalism that centers grassroots voices, holds power accountable, and spotlights solutions.
A Planet Detroit guide to understanding weather and climate
WEBA Planet Detroit guide to understanding weather and climate. Planet Detroit explains the key differences between Michigan climate and weather and how they’re connected. by Brian Allnutt August 29, 2024. World map showing global land and ocean temperatures for 2023, from record cold (dark blue) to record warmth (dark red).
New Detroit partnership to begin planting trees where people …
WEBAug 11, 2022 · American Forests and Greening say healthy canopy coverage lies in the 30%-40% range – in 2017, Detroit was at about 24%. Greening aims to plant about 75,000 trees over the next five years, said Lionel Bradford, its president and executive director, while the city of Detroit told Planet Detroit is separately planning 30,000 more.
Study finds Detroit an air pollution hotspot – Planet Detroit
WEBApr 25, 2024 · A new report on U.S. air quality shows metro Detroit performing poorly when it comes to annual PM 2.5 or fine particulate matter pollution, while the Grand Rapids area deals with high levels of ozone. The American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air Report says that the climate crisis is worsening air pollution, with wildfires and heat increasing ozone and particulate matter pollution ...
Detroit’s battle with climate change: Flooding, asthma, and ...
WEBA report on climate change in Detroit by the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments from 2014 predicted the city would struggle with flooding as climate change intensifies. “An increase in the number and intensity of severe storms may further expose Detroit’s existing vulnerabilities in stormwater management and water quality ...
Detroit says its new climate strategy will empower residents. Activists ...
WEBDetroit is rethinking its climate strategy, this time leaving more power to its residents by providing them with tools and funding. The Detroit Climate Strategy planning effort aims to produce a roadmap that will outline how the city will meet its “obligation to its residents to proactively prepare for climate impacts and create a more resilient Detroit.”
COVID-19 revealed Detroit's public and environmental health inequities ...
WEBMay 6, 2021 · COVID-19 revealed Detroit’s public and environmental health inequities. Here’s how. Thomasenia Weston and her two grandchildren don’t get much protection from the truck traffic and air pollution inundating her neighborhood at the intersection of West Vernor Highway and Livernois. “My house does not feel like my home,” Weston told ...
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