Jena Brooker

The company seeks to assure the public the air is safe, despite more than 100 complaints to the state.

A city authority will take another 60 days to consider a traffic plan eastsiders worry would increase trucks. They already see more than 450 trucks a day

A vertical farming effort, Planted Detroit, is set to close, demonstrating the obstacles to growing produce indoors. Among the barriers: The high cost of electricity and synthetic soil inflate the price of greens, making them too expensive for many customers.

State has long struggle reining in hazardous waste site in Detroit neighborhood.

The auto industry has provided thousands of jobs to generations of Michiganders. But it’s also decimated some neighborhoods, particularly for Black residents. Now, some Detroit neighbors fear history is repeating itself.

US Ecology violated federal law for five years, and state officials only recently discovered the problems.

Smoke from Canadian fires has made the air quality poor in the Midwest and East Coast. The National Weather Service issued an advisory from Monroe to Midland, with one ranking indicating Detroit on Wednesday had some of worst air pollution in the world.

Residents worried about health and safety with incinerator demolition, argue lack of communication from the city.

An opt-in program, high contamination rates, and a lack of infrastructure are some of the challenges Detroit faces.

Cafe Prince, a venture of developer Philip Kafka, promotes vitality with menu items like peeled, raw carrots, grapefruit and Brazil nuts. But some longtime residents say it doesn’t meet the needs of neighbors.

Federal funding for ferries “is at historic levels” according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The highly invasive Giant African Snail can pass on meningitis and destroy ecosystems.

This winter is one of the top 10 warmest in Detroit’s history.

John Hantz acquired cheap swaths of land on the east side with plans for an urban tree farm. Neighbors say the wealthy entrepreneur has fallen short but operates under a special deal not afforded to residents.

A new research program in Detroit will assess the impacts of air pollution and preterm birth.

Detroit has reassured neighbors that they will include community voices in the next steps, but advocates and residents cite a lack of public. engagement

The office will connect urban farmers in Detroit with USDA programs ranging from conservation to loans and emergency relief.