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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.”
Planet Detroit’s stories to watch in 2024
WEBDec 28, 2023 · He covers the climate crisis, environmental justice, politics and open space. More by Brian Allnutt. In 2024, Detroit battles dust and truck troubles, water and electric bill worries, smoky air, power outages, wild weather, and gnarly industrial pollution leftovers. We bring you what’s on tap for the coming year.
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 ...
New Detroit partnership to begin planting trees where people …
WEBAug 11, 2022 · New Detroit partnership to begin planting trees where people need them most. by Tom Perkins August 11, 2022. Grant funding totaling $900,000 will help launch an ambitious plan to improve Detroit’s ailing tree canopy and make it more equitable. The effort, dubbed the Detroit Tree Equity Partnership, will begin planting trees this autumn.
Climate resilience hubs find a foothold on Detroit's East Side by ...
WEBDec 9, 2021 · This story is a joint collaboration between Model D and Planet Detroit.. The torrential rains that hit Southeast Michigan this summer really turned life upside down for Detroiter Delores “Misty” Davis.
These Detroit environmental nonprofits supported the community …
WEBDec 22, 2020 · When the pandemic hit Detroit last spring, environmental organizations pivoted to respond. Many threw away their work plans, they joined in efforts of mutual aid to help their neighbors and they doubled down in the fights for environmental and energy justice as COVID-19 disproportionately ravaged the low-income and majority black and brown communities they serve.
City survey shows Detroiters want safer parks, more nature …
WEBDetroiters want safer access to more green spaces, according to a community needs assessment survey unveiled by the Detroit Parks and Recreation Department during a virtual Town Hall last week. The survey, which includes responses from 629 adult participants from all over Detroit, is part of a larger strategic planning process to …
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 ...
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