Detroit
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In Detroit, ‘revolutionary’ mapping could help residents with asthma
As the forest moves back in, pollen is on the rise in Detroit.
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Detroit is about to cut off water for thousands of people
The city, activists say, is “weaponizing water as a tool of gentrification.”
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When criminal justice and environmental justice collide
After a controversial court ruling, Siwatu-Salama Ra went from Paris climate talks delegate to pregnant in prison.
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Detroit’s unaffordable water hints at a U.S. crisis to come
The United Nations calls it a human rights issue.
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An unlikely resistance surges against Trump’s clean water threats
Legislators set aside partisan politics to protect the Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay, and other regional cleanup efforts.
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In Detroit, people know what it’s like to live without running water
In the next five years, more than one-third of Americans may not be able to afford their water.
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10 cities drearier than Seattle
As Seattlites know, dreariness isn't all about cloud cover.
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These architects want to build a tiny fairy forest in Detroit
In addition to your basic forest paths and trees, the park features a knoll that can host concerts, movie screenings, and plays, with the forest as a backdrop.
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Detroit is building the world’s longest hopscotch course (4.2 miles!)
Two Detroit organizations, Wedge Detroit and Imagine Detroit Together, are planning the World’s Longest Hopscotch Course — 4.2 miles of chalky, colorful joy. As part of the Detroit Design Festival, they’re going to break out the paint, chalk, and knee pads on September 19, draw until September 22, and then recruit 30 volunteers to add […]