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• There's a renewed effort to curb noxious fumes from idling school buses and trucks

  By Tom Perkins, Bianca Garcia, Nina Ignaczak Verified| Detour Detroit@ Few in Detroit experience the hazards of diesel exhaust from idling trucks quite like residents on Southwest Detroit’s Woodmere Street. Among the offenders plaguing the area are trucks at a nearby grocery store, sausage factory and concrete company; a lot where truckers sometimes park and sleep for the night with their rigs running; and a truck driving school.

  By Tom Perkins, Bianca Garcia, Nina Ignaczak Verified · Detour Detroit

  Oct. 08, 2021

• 'Give back to my hood': Green hub brings solar energy program to Southwest Detroit

  By Bianca Garcia| Detour Detroit@ Ryter Cooperative Industries’ Karanja Famodou explains how solar energy works. Warren resident Andre Mason aspires to a career in renewable energy. “I currently work for DTE, but I plan to one day leave substations and go into solar and other sustainable energy,” Mason told Planet Detroit. “I’m motivated by the environment and the children.

  By Bianca Garcia · Detour Detroit

  Sep. 08, 2021

• There's a renewed effort to curb noxious fumes from idling school buses and trucks

  By Tom Perkins, Bianca Garcia, Nina Ignaczak Verified| Detour Detroit@ Few in Detroit experience the hazards of diesel exhaust from idling trucks quite like residents on Southwest Detroit’s Woodmere Street. Among the offenders plaguing the area are trucks at a nearby grocery store, sausage factory and concrete company; a lot where truckers sometimes park and sleep for the night with their rigs running; and a truck driving school.

  By Tom Perkins, Bianca Garcia, Nina Ignaczak Verified · Detour Detroit

  Oct. 08, 2021

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Planet Detroit

Planet Detroit is a nonprofit newsroom focused on delivering independent, fact-based reporting on climate, health, and environmental justice issues in Detroit and Michigan. Established in 2019, the organization aims to enhance local environmental coverage through community-centered journalism. The newsroom specializes in three types of journalism: accountability journalism, which reports on polluters and harmful entities; solutions-based journalism, which highlights positive responses to environmental challenges; and community service journalism, providing resources and information to help residents connect with their communities. Planet Detroit publishes original reporting weekly, reaching over 7,000 subscribers through newsletters and maintaining a strong social media presence with over 20,000 followers. Its work is often amplified by local and national media outlets. Planet Detroit's mission is to hold power accountable and spotlight solutions while serving the community. It seeks to make complex issues accessible and relevant, contributing to environmental health and climate resilience in Southeast Michigan.