3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (805+ words) Join more than 7,000+ of your neighbors who already receive our informative, independent reporting on climate, health and the environment in their inbox each week. Months after the city enacted restrictions on truck traffic in Southwest Detroit, discussions are underway about…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1667+ words) How Restaurant Week, walkable streets, and everyday dining choices add up to a more sustainable food scene in Royal Oak's downtown core. Planet Detroit readers care about our environment, and about how everyday choices can contribute to a healthier, cleaner…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (783+ words) When the heat failed in a Troy auto dealership's car wash earlier this week, the pipes didn't just freeze " they burst in multiple places. Water lines split as temperatures dropped, then ruptured as the system thawed, sending plumbers scrambling to…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (863+ words) Donate now " " Double your donation with NewsMatch From Nov. 1 " Dec. 31, 2025, your gift to Planet Detroit will be doubled through NewsMatch " supporting independent reporting on your health and environment. By'Julian Spector, Canary Media This story originally appeared in Canary Media and…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1786+ words) Donate now " " Double your donation with NewsMatch From Nov. 1 " Dec. 31, 2025, your gift to Planet Detroit will be doubled through NewsMatch " supporting independent reporting on your health and environment. - The state says it will begin paying partial November SNAP benefits beginning…...

5+ mon, 5+ hour ago  (552+ words) Donate now " " Double your donation with NewsMatch From Nov. 1 " Dec. 31, 2025, your gift to Planet Detroit will be doubled through NewsMatch " supporting independent reporting on your health and environment. Join more than 13,000 of your neighbors who already receive our informative, independent…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (764+ words) - Electric vehicle drivers are one casualty of Michigan's last-minute budget, writes Charles Griffith. - Griffith is director of climate and energy programs at the Ann Arbor-based Ecology Center. - "Raising EV fees to the highest in the nation takes us in the…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1264+ words) - A city project aims to downzone parcels adjacent to the Joe Louis Greenway. - The rezoning would not affect current use, but would affect future use. - "I was wondering how we're just going to skip that?" activist Jahdante Smith says of…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1267+ words) - New restrictions and routes on truck traffic in Southwest Detroit take effect Monday and will be enforced by police. - Requests for help with truck traffic from neighborhood residents date to the 1930s. - City Councilmember Gabriela Santiago-Romero says she will work to…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1053+ words) Join more than 13,000 of your neighbors who already receive our informative, independent reporting on climate, health and the environment in their inbox each week. Detroit's 200-acre Chandler Park has a new landmark: the towering white dome of the Chandler Park…...