Why Detroit’s Plan to Reforest Its Streets Ran Into Roadblocks
Many citizens pushed back against a government-backed urban greening program due to an abiding mistrust of the city and its officials.
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Why Communities Across America Are Pushing to Close Waste Incinerators
They can be a threat to public health, and a poor solution to larger environmental problems. Organizers from Baltimore to Detroit to Los Angeles are working for a future without them.
Detroit Schools Shut Off Water Fountains After Tests Found Lead Contamination
Detroit public schools shut off the district-wide water supply last week after tests found elevated levels of lead or copper in 34 schools.
Ford Is Upping Its Stake in Detroit’s Downtown Revitalization
The company just announced its acquisition of the Michigan Central Station in downtown Detroit, an icon of the city's 20th-century glory days and its precipitous fall since.
A Proposed Work Requirement Exemption in Michigan Is Mired in Controversy
Critics say the legislation being put forth in Michigan will unfairly benefit rural white communities over the more urban black areas—but is that true?
Detained Iraqi Immigrants Are Fighting ICE for Their Day in Court
The Trump administration is appealing earlier court decisions securing due process for the Iraqi nationals and preventing them from what advocates say is unlawful detention.
The Disneyland of Detroit
How an art installation created by a Ukrainian-American auto-plant worker has become a symbol for the hope and heartbreak of immigrants.
Detroit’s Divided Renaissance
The city's cultural and economic revival remains segmented along stark racial and class lines.
Black People Didn’t Die So You Could Learn a Lesson
Detroit is yet another example of America's need to exculpate itself by watching black people die.
Detroit Will Remain Plagued by Housing Woes, Report Says
An aging population and decline in housing affordability are just two of the long-term issues residents of Detroit will face in coming years.