Deborah Edwards-OñoroJan 27

Planet Detroit neighborhood reporting lab applications now open. Deadline to apply is February 6, 2026.

"The Neighborhood Reporting Lab is a paid, hands-on program for people who want to tell stories about their neighborhoods, with a focus on environmental health, climate and local solutions.

Participants receive training, editorial support and the opportunity to publish their work with Planet Detroit."

https://planetdetroit.org/2026/01/planet-detroit-neighborhood-reporting-lab-applications-now-open/

#PlanetDetroit #MetroDetroit #NeighborhoodReportingLab

Planet Detroit neighborhood reporting lab applications now open

Planet Detroit is launching applications for the 2026 Neighborhood Reporting Lab, marking our third year of training and publishing community reporters

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7sleepersmusicDec 18
#CurrentlyWatching "#PlanetDetroit Live: Data Centers and Local Power in #Michigan" #DataCenters #AI #Tech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PGpAwoZ9rw
Planet Detroit Live: Data Centers and Local Power in Michigan

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Deborah Edwards-OñoroDec 16

For folks in Michigan:

Planet Detroit is hosting a free online panel discussion on Dec 18, 2025 about data centers, focusing on real examples in Washtenaw and Livingston counties.

The discussion will be live on YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn at 11AM Eastern Time.

Pre-registration is required.

https://donorbox.org/events/889983/steps/choose_tickets

#Michigan #DataCenter #Washtenaw #LivingstonMI #PlanetDetroit

Planet Detroit Live: Data Centers and Local Power in Michigan | Planet Detroit (Powered by Donorbox)

7sleepersmusicNov 13, 2025
Pretty comprehensive 101 on #DataCenters here, along with a list of #Michigan orgs that are working on the issue. #Tech #Ecology #Environment #AI #PlanetDetroit https://planetdetroit.org/2025/11/data-centers-water-energy-impact/
Data centers in Michigan: What you need to know

As data centers proliferate in the Great Lakes, Planet Detroit answers your questions about their effects on water, energy, and climate.

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Show thread7sleepersmusicOct 3, 2025
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Detroit's Port Authority sustainability manager works to cut emissions, build trust with neighbors

Taylor Mitchell is leading efforts to reduce diesel emissions at the Detroit Wayne County Port Authority, promoting sustainable practices.

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7sleepersmusicFeb 4, 2025
"DTE Energy is disconnecting thousands of customers while increasing rates and expanding fossil fuel infrastructure, according to a new report. Despite growing energy affordability concerns, the company has continued investing in natural gas and opposing community solar, even as its profits surged 41% in 2024." #Detroit #Michigan #DTE #PlanetDetroit #USPol cc: @BrianAllnutt https://planetdetroit.org/2025/02/dte-energy-disconnects-customers/
Report: DTE profits soar as customers face shutoffs, rising rates and fossil fuel expansion

DTE Energy is disconnecting thousands of customers while increasing rates and expanding fossil fuel infrastructure, according to a new report.

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7sleepersmusicFeb 1, 2025
“This is a dangerous insertion of politics where…it shouldn’t belong and it doesn’t need to belong.” #AnnArbor #Michigan #USPol #EnvironmentalHealth #PublicHealth #PlanetDetroit https://planetdetroit.org/2025/01/epa-workers-concerned-trump-rollback/
Ann Arbor EPA office may be targeted by Trump's attack on environmental regulation

EPA workers worry as Trump's rollback of environmental protections may target them. Union members fear health and climate impact.

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7sleepersmusicDec 16, 2024
"Southwest #Detroit residents have endured decades of pollution, noise and dust from freight trucks serving the Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal, going back to as early as 1938. Now, a $112 million federal infrastructure grant aims to modernize and decarbonize the facility... (but) some question whether these changes will simply expand the terminal’s capacity at their expense." #PlanetDetroit #Michigan #Pollution #Environment #EnvironmentalHealth #EnvironmentalJustice https://planetdetroit.org/2024/12/detroit-intermodal-freight-terminal-pollution/
$112 million project promises cleaner air, less truck traffic in southwest Detroit

Modernizing and decarbonizing the Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal aims to improve air quality, reduce truck traffic in Southwest Detroit.

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7sleepersmusicOct 7, 2024
"Patricia Redding lives in the highly industrialized 48217 zip code – the most polluted zip code in #Michigan – and suffers from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She has lost 12 family members to environment-related diseases like lung and kidney cancer and is currently caring for her brother, who is suffering from stage 4 prostate cancer." #PlanetDetroit #Detroit #Dearborn #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalHealth #Pollution #Environment #Ecology #EricaHobbs https://planetdetroit.org/2024/10/southwest-detroit-environmental-injustice/
Film, panel highlight environmental injustices in Southwest Detroit and Dearborn

Documentary filmmaker Wesaam Al-Badry leads discussion on environmental injustices in Southwest Detroit, Dearborn, River Rouge, and Ecorse.

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RSW MichiganJan 30, 2024
"Public health advocates say a package of bills moving through the state House could protect children and adults from lead exposure by building on recent laws mandating universal lead testing and requiring drinking water filters for all schools and childcare centers." #Detroit #Michigan #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalHealth #PlanetDetroit https://planetdetroit.org/2024/01/proposed-legislation-could-help-detect-lead-exposure-sooner-in-michigan-children/
Proposed legislation could help detect lead exposure sooner in Michigan children

The bills would allow for earlier detection of lead poisoning in children by lowering the definition of elevated lead levels in children.

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