Eighty percent of Detroit demolition sites tested so far exceed state contamination limits. https://planetdetroit.org/2026/06/detroit-toxic-dirt-clean27-million/
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An Allen Park planning commissioner expresses concern about the speed of data center development and the city’s lack of tools to address emerging technology: https://planetdetroit.org/2026/06/allen-park-planners-reject-data-center/
After losing family members to mold-related illness in her Detroit home, Najmah Anderson is channeling grief into storytelling, documenting environmental injustice in her community.
https://planetdetroit.org/2026/05/how-black-mold-and-flooding-shaped-one-detroiters-fight-for-community-health/
A pledge to refuse campaign contributions from utilities has attracted 148 Michigan elected officials and candidates, signaling growing concern about utility influence over state politics and energy policy.
Read more: https://planetdetroit.org/2026/06/lawmakers-pledge-reject-dte-consumers-money/
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Highland Park resident and filmmaker Jamela Lugo-Thomas is documenting the city's water crisis as part of Planet Detroit's Neighborhood Reporting Lab.
https://planetdetroit.org/2026/03/highland-park-filmmaker-water-crisis-documentary/
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Michigan may be sitting on vast reserves of geologic hydrogen that could replace the metallurgical coke production polluting Southwest Detroit, writes Matthew Xavier Roling:
https://planetdetroit.org/2026/06/michigan-geologic-hydrogen-zug-island/
Candidates in the closely watched Senate race need to offer specific plans for addressing data centers, environmental advocates say:
https://planetdetroit.org/2026/06/data-centers-michigan-senate-primary/
Detroit City Council approves a hotly debated $130-million pump station project in Jefferson Chalmers. Read the story reported with our partners at BridgeDetroit: https://planetdetroit.org/2026/06/glwa-jefferson-chalmers-pump-station/
This week: Belle Isle’s koi get temporary housing during renovations, Michigan Republicans push to weaken wetland protections, and Brush Park Manor residents endure heat without A/C.
Read the full news roundup: https://planetdetroit.org/2026/06/michigan-environmental-news-belle-isle-koi/
After 20 years in Detroit's entertainment industry, Sarah Johnson is trading event planning for writing. She joins Planet Detroit's Neighborhood Reporting Lab.
https://planetdetroit.org/2026/04/sarah-johnson-career-shift-writing/
