Ethan Bakuli

Eastside Community Network's Tracking “trucking hot spots” helps community advocates and city officials “determine what future truck routes in Detroit might look like,” says Eastside Community Network's Marie Garcia.

Grassroots “Solarize” programs are helping Michigan neighbors buy rooftop solar together, even as federal support shrinks.

Solar panel installed on the apartment roof. (Photo Credit: iStock)

Eastside Community Network launches study group to develop policy recommendations on data centers before they arrive in Detroit neighborhoods.

Detroit’s immigrant affairs office still has a small staff and flat funding as migrants live under threat of deportation.

When Christine Bell looks for help for Detroit’s immigrant families, the city’s immigrant affairs office is rarely the first place she turns. “It doesn’t feel like the city has had a plan around what you do for immigrant populations,” said Bell, executive director of Urban Neighborhood Initiatives, a community nonprofit based in Southwest Detroit. Bell […]

Ethan Bakuli reported this story while participating in USC Annenberg's Center for Climate Journalism and Communication and Center for Health

Markieta Phillips' farming journey began with food scraps Civic Action Toolbox

Frequent heavy rainfall in Southeast Michigan over the last decade has raised awareness of indoor mold among homeowners and renters.