Articles by Jena Brooker
Jena Brooker is an environmental reporter for BridgeDetroit and was Grist's 2021 Midwest reporting fellow.
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Detroit’s prison population will soon be stuck living next to a toxic site
“Living in Detroit has given me a deep understanding that fights against the prison system and police are also fights against poverty and pollution.”
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How many 500-year floods must Detroit endure in a decade?
Detroit's flooding problem needs long-term climate solutions.
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![Collage: aerial photo of Mackinac Bridge and Lake Huron overlaid on a photo of an oil pipeline]()
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The feds just threw a wrench into Enbridge’s plan to keep Line 5 running
The pipeline will have to prepare an environmental impact statement for the first time ever.
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In the Midwest, faith communities are ramping up the fight against climate change
A collaboration between houses of worship and the National Wildlife Federation is bringing religious groups deeper into the environmental movement.
